[MarMema]

I heard on the radio yesterday morning to expect animals to behave strangely. At the peak of our eclipse, which was really next to nothing, a flock of seagulls turned suddenly and flew right into my front windshield. It happened in a place where they normally are out and about seeking food - I have seen them there hundreds of times, a store parking lot.

They were then flying around as if in a panic for about ten minutes, after which they seemed to return to normal behavior.

My passenger and I thought it was extremely odd. So I wondered if eclipses and earthquakes both exert some strange effect on animals.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***expect animals to behave strangely.***

My farm animals did nothing. I did notice bipedal mammals began to stare at the sky more often. Some even ran toward the darker areas oh-oh-ing and ah-ah-ing.

[Oatka]

So I wondered if eclipses and earthquakes both exert some strange effect on animals.

We weren't in it's path, but when wifey went out to fill the bird feeder (they are usally lined up, waiting), they weren't around - didn't show up for about a half hour, then went back to normal.

Back in the '80s, we lived in Southern California and just before a big tremor, all the parrots** (normally driving us nuts with their squawking) were silent as a tomb.

**A pet store burned down some years ago, they got free and in the following years bred non stop.

[PlateOfShrimp]

I saw a flock of seagulls also. When the eclipse happened they ran. They ran so far away. They ran all night and day. They couldn’t get away.

[huldah1776]

I’m north of philly and we got 80%. The birds were singing as if it was sunset. On one program (TV or internet—don’t remember which since I was watching both) where it was 100% the crickets started chirping. I’m going to watch next time a storm comes in and if it gets dark I’ll listen for the birds but they should know it’s a storm, eh?