Dead birds fall from the sky in Millville, N.J.

    Rain wasn’t the only thing falling from the sky in Millville, N.J. Tuesday morning. Surprised residents on Peach Drive found around 75 to 80 dead birds on the ground, many of them red-winged blackbirds.

    One resident told NBC 10 that he even saw the birds falling out of the air.

    Health officials are collecting the birds to test for possible causes.

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