TAPPAHANNOCK, Va. β Dozens of birds were found dead in Tappahannock on Saturday morning, prompting a state wildlife investigation into the incident.
Multiple people posted on Facebook about a flock of birds found on the bridge over Hoskins Creek along Route 17. One person said officials closed down the bridge at one point to clean them up.
"Man, it is dead birds everywhere out here," Wayne Veney Jr. said in a video posted to Facebook around 8:50 a.m. "These jokers is bleeding from the mouth."
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources confirmed they are investigating the incident after being contacted for information.
"The Department is aware and a CPO collected samples this morning," a department representative said.
The cause of the bird deaths remains unknown as officials await further analysis from wildlife biologists on Monday.
Tappahannock is roughly 45 miles and a 55-minute drive from Richmond along Route 360 and then Route 17.
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