Scores of Birds Drop Dead Onto Mexican Street
Security footage captured the moment scores of yellow-headed blackbirds crashed to the ground on a street in Mexico’s Chihuahua state early on February 7 after becoming disoriented and colliding into one another, according to local reports.
Alejandra Herlinda Iglesias Gonzalez told Storyful two of her relatives noticed dozens of dead birds on the street in the Alvaro Obregón neighborhood of Cuauhtemoc city on the morning of February 7.
Authorities began investigating, and videos showing dead birds scattered along the roadway were published by local news outlets. Police later reviewed Gonzalez’s CCTV footage and found the moment the birds crashed from the sky.
Initially, experts who examined the scene suggested birds may have died from inhaling toxic fumes or from landing on electrical wires, reports said. However, two days later, local reports said the incident was caused by the birds becoming disoriented. A radio station, La Ranchera de Cuauhtemoc 89.7 FM, reported that the birds were flying at speed when they lost stability and collided into one another, causing blows strong enough to kill many of them. Credit: Alejandra Herlinda Iglesias Gonzalez via Storyful
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