60 Dead in Downtown Austin

In one terrifying night the downtown Austin pigeon death toll reached sixty, and no one seems to know (or care) what caused the horrific tragedy. One witness, Polly Pigeon, 15, recalls the morning after. "I woke up to an empty nest and called out for my mother, but she didn't answer." And never would she do so again. Polly's mother Paula, her father Pancho and her brother Petey were all among the mysteriously dead yesterday morning.

Also lost to the tragedy were Gwendolyn and Cecily Pigeon, perhaps best known for their appearance in the Neil Simon play "The Odd Couple."

A moment of silence will be observed at noon today.