Multiple outlets report on new data identifying Brisbane suburbs with the highest number of bird swooping incidents. The articles say the findings reveal where residents are most likely to encounter aggressive bird behaviour during swooping season. In all reports, a writer connected to the top-listed suburb is quoted explaining how the trend has affected local awareness. The author, who is described as being from the suburb ranked number one for reported avian attacks, says a prize-winning short story was inspired by increased warning signs near their home. While the coverage centres on the suburb rankings, it also highlights that the issue is reflected through public reporting of bird swooping incidents and accompanying local safety messaging. The stories are aligned in their main focus: the publication of the new suburb-level data and the accompanying personal account linking the rankings to heightened visibility of warnings in the author’s area. Across sources, the reporting does not indicate a single cause for the pattern, but instead presents the results and local context around the warnings.