Frozen Turkey Vultures Fall From South Dakota Sky

Yesterday’s rain, sleet and snow should have been enough for the beleaguered residents of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, but that wasn’t quite the case.

It seems a large turkey vulture was overwhelmed by the freezing rain and fell out of the sky right onto the deck of the home of Adam Weber, reports Argus News.

“My wife was making breakfast, and she suddenly yelled, ‘Adam! A large bird just fell out of the sky!’,” said Weber, who lives two blocks north of McKennan Park. “That was the last thing I expected to see when I looked out on the deck yesterday.”

Weber, a pastor at Embrace Church, said the poor bird was completely iced over and sat straight upright under the table on the deck. The bird moved around a bit, letting Weber know it was still alive, and allowed him to get close to it to take a photo.

The stunned turkey vulture spent all day under the table, Weber said, and left at some point during the night, as he looked all around the house and didn’t see it.

That bird fared better than a second turkey vulture which fell on the roof of his house, and hasn’t moved since, leaving Weber to assume it’s dead.

Weber said he called Animal Control, who told him that they had received several calls about similar incidents in the McKennan Park area. Animal Control officials told him there wasn’t much that could be done for the bird.

“I felt bad for the guy, I really did,” Weber said. “I hope he’s alright.”

Sioux Falls Animal Control officer Michael Colwill said wild birds are not able to roost in trees when they are coated with ice, so will stay on the ground until storms pass and they thaw out.

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