Description:
It was a scene straight out of Hitchcock¡¯s 1963 horror flick ¡°The Birds¡± for one
Torrance, California, homeowner, who says hundreds of birds flew into her home
through the chimney. ¡°There were birds coming out of everywhere. It was insane,
¡± the homeowner said. It took them three whole days to remove more than
1,500 birds by hand. The birds left quite a mess in their wake. Incredibly,
the same thing just happened 100 miles north in Montecito, but a steel grate
kept 1,000 birds out of the house.
Transcription:
Reporter: Hundreds of birds swarm a house. Then they do something amazing,
they fly right into the chimney. It¡¯s an invasion. This fireplace is where the birds
made entry into the home. They flew in by the hundreds and left a wave of
chaos and destruction. Look there they're lining the windowsill with wings
furiously flapping. They also attached themselves to the ceiling.
Carrie: there were birds coming out of everywhere it was insane.
Reporter: Carrie lives in the home in Torrance California she says she called
animal control but was told simply to leave her doors open.
But the birds wouldn't budge.
Patrick: they were just bouncing off your head.
Reporter: Patrick Belleville is Carrie's mom's boyfriend.
Patrick: as soon as I walked in the door I was looking for Alfred Hitchcock.
Reporter: it really was a lot like Hitchcock¡¯s.
The birds where the birds wreak havoc on a California seaside town.
Patrick: they were on the curtains I just grabbed them two at a time so
i had four took them to the door let them go.
Reporter: it took Patrick three entire days to remove more than fifteen hundred
birds by hand. And they left quite a mess.
Carrie: up here on the very top there's still bird droppings there that
we couldn't reach.
Reporter: incredibly the same thing just happened 100 miles north in Montecito.
The same town where Oprah, Prince Harry and Meghan marble live.
Only a steel grate kept one thousand birds out of the house.
Wildlife biologist and host of TV's Ocean Treks Jeff crowing.
Jeff: this is the time when birds from around the world roost.
And they roost in the homes where they want to begin their families.
They¡¯re just taking advantage of what they feel is good structure and
away from predators.
Questions:
1. What invaded a house in Torrence, Califoria?
2. What was the scene look like?
3. According to Jeff, what causes this phenomenon?