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Several hundred birds dead after hitting large vehicle


Several hundred birds were found dead and injured Monday on a street in Draper. (Photo: Draper Police){p}{/p}
Several hundred birds were found dead and injured Monday on a street in Draper. (Photo: Draper Police)

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(KUTV) - Several hundred birds were found dead and injured Monday on a street in Draper.

Draper Police Sgt. Chad Carpenter said the dead birds called starlings were discovered Monday at approximately 2:30 p.m.

Carpenter described what may have happened to the flock of birds is during a tandem flight, knownas a murmuration, they flew into a large vehicle causing mass death and injury.

The birds that were found alive, but injured, were taken by a wildlife rehabilitator that contracts with Division of Wildlife Resources for rehabilitation, he said.

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