Exotic Bird Divebombs, Chases Passengers At Chicago O’Hare

I don't think one bird went through security.

It's not something you would think to check a plane cabin for before takeoff but maybe it needs to go on the checklist.

Last Tuesday, it was a green bird out for vengeance at the Air France check-in line. It wasn't a tiny bird either- guessed by onlookers to be a parrot.

It swooped down and chased passengers, landed on their heads and luggage, and even tried to nip at some people. Of course, it was caught on TikTok:

@paris_global So just another NORMAL day at ohare airport @O’Hare Airport ✈️ BIRD ATTACK !! do yall think she need a shot ? #chicago #ohare #viralvideos #birdattack #birds ♬ Saxophones Getting Louder - AXRYN

According to folks at O'Hare at the time, it was hours before the bird, who was missing some feathers around it's neck, was caught. O'Hare worker Paris Elbert recounted it as:

It was funny but it was crazy. Sad too. You know, everybody’s just like ‘Oh, the bird is so cute,’ and every time somebody got close, the bird just started attacking, going berserk...A lot of people wanted to get the bird, but every time they tried to either grab the bird or be nice to the bird, the bird chose fight, not flight.

Eventually, the bird was caught by a janitor who grabbed the bird with her shirt.

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The janitor took the bird to a veterinarian to both see if it was okay and to check if it was microchipped.

Chicago O'Hare hasn't commented on the situation.