186 deaths; one tiny survivor
Attack at Lake Hefner violates migratory bird act, authorities say
One baby bird survived; the other 186 weren't so lucky.
An angry boat owner likely is to blame for the deaths of 186 mud swallows — most of which were squashed — that called the boat slips at Gate 4 of the Lake Hefner marina home, police Sgt. Lori Osborn said.
As many as 30 nests, which look much like little mud huts, were knocked down with a pole, Osborn said.
"It's just horrendous,” she said of th...
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