Hundreds of yellow-headed blackbirds fell from the sky, and about 100 appeared to die, in Chihuahua, Mexico, on Feb. 7.
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Security footage shows a flock of yellow-headed blackbirds drop dead in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua pic.twitter.com/mR4Zhh979K
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 14, 2022
The flock of blackbirds quickly descended upon a Chihuahua neighborhood street in footage shared by Reuters, briefly blackening the sky. Most of the birds continued flying in different directions, but dozens remained on the ground, seemingly dead.
Several theories have spread about the cause of the birds’ sudden descent or death. A veterinarian suggested that inhalation of toxic fumes, possibly from a heater, caused the bizarre incident, according to The Chihuahua Herald. The newspaper also speculated that the birds may have been electrocuted while sitting on a power line. (RELATED: ‘Birds Aren’t Real’ Founder Shocks News Anchors By Appearing To Vomit Live On-Air)
The surreal moment blackbirds drop dead mid-flighthttps://t.co/7Twz6lzArl pic.twitter.com/LSrKKnWPdu
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 15, 2022
Richard Broughton, an ecologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, told the Guardian that a predatory bird, such as a raptor, was the likely cause. Raptors chase flocks of birds, causing them to fly tightly together before crashing into the ground, he explained. (RELATED: Even Birds Aren’t Safe From The Woke Name-Changing Brigade)
The Independent suggested that blame for the bird deaths may lie with high levels of air pollutants. There have been several incidents of large numbers of migratory birds dropping dead in New Mexico, according to the Independent. The birds that crashed in Chihuahua were migratory birds from Canada, the outlet said.
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