Fireworks may have caused Arkansas bird deaths

Gerald · 01-04-11, 04:10 AM

Scores of dead birds have been sent off for scientific analysis to determine the cause of death.US scientists believe fireworks may have caused thousands of birds to fall from the sky over an Arkansas town on New Year's Eve.Karen Rowe, of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, said the red-winged blackbirds probably flew low to avoid explosions and collided with objects.However, she stopped short of declaring the mystery solved, saying further tests on the dead birds are planned.Officials say more than 3,000 birds fell over the city of Beebe.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12105157

Note: 4 January 2011 Last updated at 01:57 GMT

August · 01-04-11, 10:23 AM

That'd have to be a lot of fireworks to bring down that many birds even if they were flying together.

Gerald · 01-04-11, 11:00 AM

It is a plausible explanation,

ReFaN · 01-04-11, 11:10 AM

my bet is on heartattacks, fireworks are scary.

August · 01-04-11, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ReFaN

my bet is on heartattacks, fireworks are scary.

They said on the news last night the birds had showed signs of trauma. That don't sound like a heart attack to me...

Fish · 01-04-11, 01:42 PM

Seems there is a lot of dead fish too over there?

Weiss Pinguin · 01-05-11, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by August

They said on the news last night the birds had showed signs of trauma. That don't sound like a heart attack to me...

Well obviously, they fell to the ground didn't they?

01-04-11, 04:10 AM	#1
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Fireworks may have caused Arkansas bird deaths Scores of dead birds have been sent off for scientific analysis to determine the cause of death.US scientists believe fireworks may have caused thousands of birds to fall from the sky over an Arkansas town on New Year's Eve.Karen Rowe, of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, said the red-winged blackbirds probably flew low to avoid explosions and collided with objects.However, she stopped short of declaring the mystery solved, saying further tests on the dead birds are planned.Officials say more than 3,000 birds fell over the city of Beebe. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12105157 Note: 4 January 2011 Last updated at 01:57 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

01-04-11, 10:23 AM	#2
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,217 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That'd have to be a lot of fireworks to bring down that many birds even if they were flying together. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

01-04-11, 11:00 AM	#3
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	It is a plausible explanation, __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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ReFaN Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 831 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	my bet is on heartattacks, fireworks are scary. __________________ Liverpool is my relegion, Anfield is my church. True believers never walk alone.

01-04-11, 01:42 PM	#6
Fish Eternal Patrol Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,923 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Seems there is a lot of dead fish too over there?