Caterpillar Employees Attacked by Protective Bird

Wednesday, June 13 and Thursday, June 14, brought great excitement to downtown Peoria, as Hamilton Street pedestrians were attacked by a protective bird! This event brought great excitement to Caterpillar building AB, as the bird made local and national news! Plus, it was rather entertaining to see a sign warning of an attacking bird and a yellow chain to caution those who passed by.

View a video by CBS 4 of the attacking bird at: http://cbs4.com/video/?id=36109@wfor.dayport.com

Jun 15, 2007 12:44 pm US/Eastern
Caught On Tape: Bird Dive-Bombs Pedestrians

(CBS4) PEORIA, Ill Some folks in downtown Peoria, Illinois are scared to cross a certain sidewalk because a bird is dive-bombing pedestrians.

The unsuspecting walkers have no idea what awaits them but pretty soon, they find out. A redwing black bird, who is trying to protect her chick in a nearby next, is simply trying to defend its territory.

So it’s been continually dive-bombing anybody who walks by. It’s an extreme case of parental instinct and bird experts say the dive-bombing will continue until the chick is ready to fly.