Flock of yellow-headed blackbirds drop mysteriously from sky in Mexico – video

[Deborah Carstensen]

Extraordinary video of yellow headed blackbird‘s crashing from the sky. In Mexico.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2022/feb/14/flock-of-yellow-headed-blackbirds-drop-mysteriously-from-sky-in-mexico-video?CMP=share_btn_link


Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county
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[Scott]

It doesn't look like they died, it looks like they landed briefly then
took off again.

Scott Rashid
Estes park

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[Kevin Rumery]

It might be a part of a murmuration that got too close to the ground (possibly avoiding predator as already noted). Except for the blue sky background, I would wonder about a possible microburst or some other sudden downdraft, but without meteorological data from the scene, the predator avoidance seems most likely. Agree that it appears that most birds were able to move after grounding. As fast as they came down, a few casualties might be expected…

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[Eric DeFonso]

The Reuters Twitter video included in the provided link does indeed show what appear to be dozens of dead Yellow-headed Blackbirds on the street...

Eric

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[Betsy Shaw]

A link to The Guardian's article.https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/14/why-did-birds-fall-from-sky-in-mexico-probably-a-predator-experts-say-aoe

Why did birds fall from sky in Mexico? Probably a predator, experts say | Birds | The Guardian Instead of pollution or 5G, it was most likely another bird that caused deaths caught on camera in Cuauhtémoc Last modified on Tue 15 Feb 2022 00.10 EST Hundreds of yellow-headed blackbirds have ... www.theguardian.com

Feb. 2005, I planned to spend one night in Cuauhtemoc Chihuahua as I traveled by bus to Creel.  I before dusk I went to the plaza and experienced an amazing spectacle.  The sky was black with thousands of yellow headed black birds coming to roost in the plaza trees for the night.  The sound was deafening.  Locals said this was a daily occurrence.  I spend another night so I could watch the birds come in from the surrounding fields from the roof of my hotel.  

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