A Walmart parking lot in Cedar City, Utah was the site of mass carnage when thousands of birds crashed into the pavement Monday night, reports Brian Ahern at The Spectrum.
Wildlife officials believe that the flock of migrating Grebes, a duck-like aquatic bird, was confused by storm clouds that made the parking lot look like a flat body of water.
Though at least 1,500 birds perished in the crash-landing, rescue crews managed to save more than 2,000 birds as of late Tuesday and have been releasing them in a nearby pond, according to the AP.
Read more: http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-12-14/news/30515089_1_birds-parking-lot-wildlife-resource#ixzz1iv11rTua
http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-12-14/news/30515089_1_birds-parking-lot-wildlife-resource
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