Richmond, a small port city in California’s Bay Area, is currently at the center of a bizarre phenomenon that’s baffling both residents and officials alike: an unexplained spate of exploding birds.

Blowing-up birds are bewildering a Bay Area ‘burb. Dozens of birds have met their sudden and violent demise in a California neighborhood in recent months, dropping out of the sky mid-flight and ...

Residents of the Richmond Bay Area have reported multiple birds falling to their deaths and loud "popping" noises Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and ...

Wildlife experts, police investigators and a power company in Richmond, California, are investigating a disturbing trend of birds mysteriously “exploding” and dropping dead. It was initially thought ...

RICHMOND, Calif. (KGO) -- A disturbing mystery is unfolding on Bernhard Avenue in Richmond, where residents say birds are being killed at an alarming rate. "It's very traumatic," said local resident ...

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