Swept Sunday at Sixton (mo) thunderstorm and strong wind have left their mark: from-for bad weather killed more than 1 million birds.
According to the authorities, local residents began to report bodies of birds between 20:00 and 21:00 — just in time for thunderstorms. Some fell to the ground already dead, others were killed, witnesses on the eyes. Dozens were seriously injured.
Gwyneth Pearson told reporters that, after returning home, she saw her grandfather cleaned the yard and asking what happened, got a shocking answer.
«He said, «there’s a lot of dead birds». — says the woman — We’ve found about 60 bodies. All trash bags were crammed».
«I’ve never seen anything like it».
According to experts, a large number of dead and wounded due to the fact that almost all of them traveled in packs. The storm scared the birds, causing to climb into the sky and making easy targets for lightning strikes with strong winds.
Service representatives conservation district Scott plan to study the bodies of birds, among which blackbirds, European starlings and grackles — more details but assured that no threat to public health no.
