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Line 51: ==Factual basis== On 18 August 1961, residents in the town of [[Capitola, California]], awoke to find [[sooty shearwater]]s slamming into their rooftops, and their streets covered with dead birds. News reports suggested domoic acid poisoning ([[amnesic shellfish poisoning]]) as the cause. According to a local newspaper, the ''[[Santa Cruz Sentinel]]'', Alfred Hitchcock requested news copy in 1961 to use as "research material for his latest thriller".<ref>[http://www.santacruzpl.org/history/articles/183/ Wally Trabing, ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' (August 18, 1961 and August 21, 1961)]</ref> ==Radio and television versions== On 20 July 1953, [[Herbert Marshall]] starred in the ''[[Lux Radio Theater]]'' production of ''The Birds'' aired on [[CBS Radio]]. On 10 July 1954, ''Escape'', also on CBS Radio, aired the story, this time with [[Ben Wright (actor)\|Ben Wright]] and [[Virginia Gregg]]. Then, on 31 May 1955, the final episode of the series ''[[Danger (TV series)\|Danger]]'' on [[CBS Television]] featured the story. ==Sequel and remake==