54 owls fall from the sky across the Phoenix area. Why?

During a span of five weeks last fall, more than four dozen owls were discovered sick or dead in pools, yards and public spaces across metropolitan Phoenix.

PHOENIX — The owls began showing up on Sept. 27th, 2024.

During a span of five weeks last fall, more than four dozen owls were discovered sick or dead across metropolitan Phoenix.

The baseball-sized flammulated owls – able to fly 300 miles in a day – were found in pools, yards, and public spaces. Seventeen of the 54 were dead, the rest suffering. In the end, just 13 of the owls survived.

The mystery of

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