What's up with all the dead birds?

[Newarcher]

The birds were as sick of obama!

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[stevebeilgard]

what's wrong with you guys??? do i have to do everything around here???

IT'S GLOBAL WARMING!

LOL

[huntnfish]

Since I am the only member of this board that is from Beebe, Arkansas (also known now as Dead Bird Town), I'll fill you in on what I know that has not yet hit the news media.

The weather was cloudy and cold on New Years Eve, and there was no lightning, or hail picked up on any weather radar or by witnesses.

The birds in question, roost in about 50 acres of wooded area very near the railroad tracks. Our winds normally come from the south west, but that night they were south east. I have a little different theory on the bird situation that hasn't yet been discussed on the news.

If the birds were panicked out of their roost because of fireworks around 11:30 pm on New Years eve, why wouldn't we get the same affect on the fourth of July? (and why 30 minutes before the fireworks started?)

If the birds flew into one another, or hit houses, buildings, mailboxes and cars, why would there be so many in an open field area that is about ten acres with no trees? To be found on the roofs of the homes the birds would have had to nose dive straight down.

Sometimes the trains that come through here slow to a crawl and sometimes stop and park for awhile, I guess to stay within a certain schedule. If a leaky tank car loaded with chlorine gas (or some other toxic gas), happened to sit long enough it could cause this havoc with the birds. Four days later, along the same rail line in Labarre, Louisiana, the rail car slows down again or stops and kills some more birds in that vicinity.

Now that the dead birds have been picked up the count has gone to over 5000, but that is probably less than 10% of the total roosting population in that little patch of woods.

I don't know if the ones found in Kentucky are near a railroad or not, but it would be interesting to know.

I'll try to keep you all updated as the different official versions come to light, but for now, That's the News From Beebe (Dead Bird Town), Arkansas.

The birds in question were found to be a mix of Starlings, Red-Winged Blackbirds, regular blackbirds, a few sparrows, a Chickadee or two, and one Duck. All of which roost in that small patch of trees I mentioned earlier.

Although this incident caused no panic with our residents, you must admit that when a bunch of men show up in haz-mat suits to pick up the mess, it makes one wonder if the residents should not be also picking up the dead birds right next to the EPA guys with their bare hands.

Incidentally, I live about 3/4 mile north west of the dead birds and did not have even one dead one in our whole neighborhood.

....popgun

Thanks. I have not been able to keep up with the story as much as I would like.