SOLVED. Short story similar to "The Birds". [s]

[Yuval Kfir]

Looking for a short story that I read around 1985 as part of an anthology of horror/thriller short stories.
The story tells of a young couple entering a forest, and they notice songbirds following them in a disturbing manner. Finally they find themselves encircled by birds who have fallen very quiet and look very sinister, and then the birds just pounce on them.
I can't recall the name of the anthology or the story or author.
I hope this is within the group rules (looking for a short story not a book...)
Thanks in advance!

[Jessi]

Stories of Suspense

[Rosa]

I recently read that anthology, and it doesn't have a story like that. It has "The Birds," but that's the only avian-related story in the book.

[Jessi]

Rosa wrote: "I recently read that anthology, and it doesn't have a story like that. It has "The Birds," but that's the only avian-related story in the book."

Ok I can keep looking. I think I saw another book that mentioned something similar as well.

[Yuval Kfir]

Jessica wrote: "Stories of Suspense"

Thank you, but no, it's not "The Birds" by du Maurier. Also, the anthology didn't have any well-known story in it as far as I remember, definitely not "Flowers for Algernon".

[Kate]

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[Yuval Kfir]

Oops, thanks to all who posted here - someone on Reddit helped me find the story. It is called "Our Feathered Friends" and the author is Philip Macdonald.

[Kris]

Glad you found your story, Yuval. Here's the Goodreads link - Our Feathered Friends by Philip MacDonald.