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Discussion => General Discussions => Topic started by: farmer on January 03, 2011, 01:34:35 PM
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strange story from CNN;
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/03/wh ... m-the-sky/ (http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/03/what-made-thousands-of-birds-fall-from-the-sky/)
Is the sky falling?
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Yes, I heard this on radio
very odd indeed
Egret
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I was reading about this too, the article I read said 2000 Red-winged blackbirds. So sad. :(
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Sad.
I think it was last year that they found approximately 80 Grackles all dead in one spot, in a US town, right around their city hall. Weird and sad. I never looked into if they found a reason why.
:cry:
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Tonight the news said there was also a town in Lousiana that had dead birds too, but not as many.
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appears that some scumbag may have poisoned them via a water source of feeders.
Seriously, when I hear these stories , like the cat nailed to a utility pole in the states a few weeks ago I would say the person /s responsible deserve the exact same treatment.
An eye for an eye. Thats just me. my blood boils. :twisted:
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I read that over one thousand fish of one species also died close to the town.
When we were kids and would take a trip anywhere I would count all of the Red-winged Blackbirds we saw along the roadsides. I guess you could say they were really the first birds I took notice of. It's a shame.
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Someone for the state wildlife department stated that although they have no idea yet what caused either die off, they were definitely not related...they don't know anything about the cause but can say they are def. not related...the same spokesperson went on to describe it as a really interesting coincidence...do they give these people an aptitude test and if you show aptitude, you're not hired?
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I found the following item on Sympatico's webpage:
Power line blamed for bird deaths in Louisiana days after flock dies in Arkansas
04/01/2011 4:50:00 PM
Janet McConnaughey, The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana's state wildlife veterinarian says at least some of an estimated 450 birds that died near Baton Rouge may have flown into a power line.
Jim LaCour said Tuesday the grackles, starlings, brown-headed cowbirds and red-winged blackbirds had broken beaks and backs. He says some live birds had broken wings but ran too fast to catch.
The bird deaths Monday came a few days after about 3,000 blackbirds fell from the sky in central Arkansas. Scientists there say celebratory fireworks on New Year's Eve likely sent the birds into such a tizzy that they crashed into homes, cars and each other before plummeting to their deaths.
Officials say such massive wildlife kills are not uncommon.
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Thems some big power lines....kill 5000 birds? Does this make sense?
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Well
sorry I dont believe
what they are telling us
Egret
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Yahoo had a posting about this, blaming the fireworks as one theory. What was really sad was the 300 people who commented afterwards. It was sickening after a few pages of skimming the comments. Gov't testing, racially motivated starting with killing blackbirds and next on to black humans, KFC rounding them up for a Blackbird wrap, and of course terrorists, along with so many other theories. Someone in the initial Yahoo report said "good riddance to those birds" with complaints of knee high piles of bird poop on his front lawn as hundreds live in his tree. Another wished that if it were the Gov't to next try it on Canada Geese.
Curious if the truth will ever be discovered and shared or will this just be forgotten in another week?
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I'm guessing it has to be a natural phenomena...it can't be poison...they were all physically stressed...so something happened to them...physically I mean...and the sheer number...how can you poison that many birds in secrecy? Or maybe some sloppy corporate polluter?
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We may never know the truth...unless Jesse Ventura looks in to it! :wink:
Walter
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And now black birds are falling dead in Sweden.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/06/3107223.htm?section=justin (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/06/3107223.htm?section=justin)
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There is no reason to suspect the fish kill is linked, and the jackdaws in Sweden wouldn't even have been publicized if it wasn't for the reports from the US.
Remember that these blackbirds are often in dense flocks numbering in the hundreds of thousands to millions, so 5000 doesn't seem like a strange for a whole flock taking off at night. Probably someone being irresponsible with fireworks.
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It's equally true to say that there is no reason NOT to suspect the fish kills are related...the fact is, no one has a clue why either one is happening...and as far as the Jackdaws in Sweden, whether it's published or not, it happened and is an extraordinary occurence for them too....
I'm wondering if there is any link between the birds and the fish and the UFO's spotted in China.
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UFO IN CHINA???? DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS? I follow pscican time to time but why would you think a UFO would have something to do with these events?
Anything is possible ...
have you seen one? :?
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Listen to Richard Syrett
on AM740
sUNDAY NIGHT
11 PM
HE HAS AN EXPERT
ON.. OF SORTS
THAT IS tomorrow night
Egret
and Yes.. I b elieve in UFO's
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Will check it out..
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To suggest that these are linked is absurd. What is that guy an expert on? He hosts a late night radio show on the paranormal. He's not a biologist.
Funny. An unusual event occurs and now suddenly people are paying attention to die-offs that occur all the time.
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USDA had a hand in some mass deaths. Bye Bye Blackbird
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/20 ... a25604a4,0 (http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2011/0120/Bye-Bye-Blackbird-USDA-acknowledges-a-hand-in-one-mass-bird-death?cmpid=addthis_facebook&sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4d3c24bda25604a4,0)
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Thanks for the update and link, Frank. I can't say I'm surprised, though. It seems always at the root of mass animal/bird deaths or even the untimely demise of just one , there's a human involved.
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New story on CNN January 27, without really saying much new.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/01/27/ar ... index.html (http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/01/27/arkansas.bird.mystery/index.html)
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Arkansas, you say? Maybe they saw the uncensored pictures of Elton John with his son. ( http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/ce ... 5995551278 (http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/outrage-as-arkansas-grocery-store-censors-magazine-cover-of-elton-john-husband-and-baby/story-e6frfmqi-1225995551278) )
:shock:
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Re: die offs being common and people paying attention now....ummm....I think that while die offs do happen from time to time, there was an unusual cluster of these events and with the initial die off on New Years, there was evidence of truama...suggesting that it was not a natural occurrence...I think it's a natural thing for people to pay attention to an event that is unusual...even though it's happened in the past...we become concerned about beached whales...
I think it's a healthy thing for us to be interested and aware...there is nothing served by commenting that this happens all the time etc.
As for my suggestion that there was a link between the UFO's in China and the bird deaths...umm....switch to decaf....I was KIDDING ! :P