This is exactly what happened Saturday a few hours before the quakes started. Something is freaking them out. The web talks about “riding thermals” which makes sense because we live in the hills. Thermals though come from the ground up right?
These birds appear disoriented, and a seagull is rare here. Other birds also seem out of sorts.
FWIW – my dogs and dogs around the area aren’t freaking out.
I guess I’ll find out in a few hours