Drunken birds were wreaking havoc in Gilbert, Minnesota in early October 2018.
But local police say there is no need to report their sightings.
The town of 1,800 people in northeastern Minnesota has seen their birds falling out of trees, flying into windows and wobbling about.
While drunken birds this time of year aren’t completely unusual, Gilbert’s Police Chief Ty Techar wrote in a press release posted on Facebook that the birds seem to be “a little more tipsy than normal.”
The birds have become inebriated as a result of eating berries that have fermented.
“The Gilbert Police Department has received several reports of birds that appear to be “under the influence” flying into windows, cars and acting confused,” Techar’s press release states.
Some say that an early frost has caused the berries to ferment.
“The reason behind this occurrence is certain berries we have in our are have fermented earlier than usual due to an early frost, which in turn has expedited the fermenting process. Many birds have not migrated south, so it appears to be more prevalent than in past years.”
The birds who seem to be getting the most wasted are the younger ones.
“Generally, younger birds’ livers cannot handle the toxins as efficiently as more mature birds,” the chief wrote.
Techar says that there is no reason to call police if one sees a drunk bird as “they should sober up within a short period of time.”
The New York Time said that some bird experts claim that it’s too early in the season for berries to ferment.
And that something else is to blame for their behavior.
They say birds have been slamming into local windows at unusual rates because of a large seasonal migration through the area.
While Techar says he doesn’t have proof the birds in his town are drunk, he says that it’s obvious.
“I didn’t have a chance to give them a Breathalyzer test,” he said. “But you can tell.”
Techar’s sense of humor has gone viral. His press release was shared thousands of times on social media.
His press release hilariously asks residents to call the police only if they see the following:
- Heckle and Jeckle walking around being boisterous or playing practical jokes
- Woodstock pushing Snoopy off the doghouse for no apparent reason
- The Roadrunner jumping in and out of traffic on Main Street
- Bigbird operating a motor vehicle in an unsafe manner
- Angry Birds laughing and giggling uncontrollably and appearing to be happy
- Tweeting acting as if 10-feet-tall and getting into confrontations with cats
- Any other bird after midnight with Taco Bell items
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Posted by Gilbert Minnesota Police Department onTuesday, October 2, 2018
