Darth Avlectus Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/compost/2011/01/why_5000_birds_fell_out_of_the.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1343413/Birds-fall-sky-Blackbirds-literally-drop-dead-Arkansas.html http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2011/01/04/fireworks-killed-ark-blackbirds/ What's even more unsettling is autopsy: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/mystery-over-blackbirds-death-lightens-as-autopsy-results-are-declared_100482838.html Arkansas, Jan 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The new year blackbird death fiasco in Arkansas’s Beebe town is close to being resolved and the autopsy reports indicate that no poisoning was involved. The residents of the two were amazed and shocked when they saw thousands of red winged blackbirds dropping to their death from sky everywhere in the town. The streets were covered by the bird corpses making a mess of the new year celebrations. The ornithologists as well as scientists were initially unsure about the cause of the mass death of the birds and a number of theories surfaced after the fiasco. The soothsayers went as far as to predict this was an indicator for doomsday. Karen Rowe, an ornithologist with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said that the cause could be a severe lightning bolt. The clean-up was complete by Sunday and the mayor of Beebe put the crews to the task who used environmental-protection suits. The birds fell over an area covering a mile in the town. The experts visited the spot where the birds used to stay and they ruled out poisoning. The autopsy reports pf some birds that were sent for testing have come out. The reports also indicate that they did not eat anything toxic. The reports also indicate that the birds were hit by blunt trauma mid air and possibly died before they had hit the ground. Their bodies contain evidences of internal hemorrhage. The Blackbirds fly thick and the firecrackers used on new year eve could have scared them as well. The incident is unprecedented according to the residents of Beebe. Blunt trauma? Juuust my opinion, while internal damage can happen for any number of reasons, I do not think it is because of sudden fright of firecrackers. Blackbirds are exposed to to sudden loud sharp raps of noise like that all the time, thousands of times even throughout their short lives. You'd need something fairly substantial to send out a concussion wave to do something like that--not that I'm a demolitions/munitions expert. Maybe numerous M-80s or "cherry bombs" (like the kind you would flush down toilets after lighting ). And yet in close enough proximity there should also be scoring and burning. And evidence of pyrotechnics. Not mentioned. Plus how could it kill thousands like that? It would have to have been suddenly or else there would have been less dead because so many other birds would escape. Maybe synchronicity? Still, where's the evidence for the pyro? This is pretty weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimartin Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Blunt trauma? Juuust my opinion, while internal damage can happen for any number of reasons, I do not think it is because of sudden fright of firecrackers. Blackbirds are exposed to to sudden loud sharp raps of noise like that all the time, thousands of times even throughout their short lives. I'm sorry, but wouldn't falling from the sky and hitting the ground be the most likely cause of blunt trauma? I'm with the kids; my money is on mass suicide. The ones in LA are just copycats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Quite unsettling, particularly if you ever watched FlashForward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urluckyday Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 It's the fireworks. The birds got disoriented, couldn't see very well in the dark, hit things, etc. etc. Poor birds. If we're not careful they'll rise up and pull an Alfred Hitchcock on us all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forogorn Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Such a tragic thing to happen to those poor birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lion54 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Weird. "It's raining birds! Hallelujah! It's raining birds!" Also, a post-mortem of an animal is a necropsy. It's only an autopsy when the subject is a human. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-1162 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 They went to a new year's party and got drunk. What else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkside Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I'm sorry, but wouldn't falling from the sky and hitting the ground be the most likely cause of blunt trauma? I'm with the kids; my money is on mass suicide. The ones in LA are just copycats. Indeed, but what is the reason they fell from the sky in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimartin Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Indeed, but what is the reason they fell from the sky in the first place? mass suicide. Perhaps someone spiked the Kool-Aid at their New Years Party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKA-001 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Aliens did it, since as we all know aliens have nothing better to do than **** around with animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Perhaps someone spiked the Kool-Aid at their New Years Party. disturbingnessLevel++; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canaan Sadow Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Notice how none of those sources are from Arkansas. I live in Arkansas... that's not happening. I think I would know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qui-Gon Glenn Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 It seems that massive bird die-offs occur fairly regularly, and are not all that uncommon. That was the weirdest thing I have read about this.... that is is PERFECTLY NORMAL?!?!??!!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 And then the Hebrews left Egypt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimartin Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 May be on to something; not to be outdone England has now gotten into the act. Anyone have any butter? I shall continue these plagues until George authorizes KOTOR 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 Weird. "It's raining birds! Hallelujah! It's raining birds!" Also, a post-mortem of an animal is a necropsy. It's only an autopsy when the subject is a human. Ah Thanks. Mybad. May be on to something; not to be outdone England has now gotten into the act. Anyone have any butter? Darn, I thought when they said crabs that they meant my itching problem would cease and umm..............yeah. I shall continue these plagues until George authorizes KOTOR 3. I think we just learned who that mummy is on Aqua Teens Hunger Force yelling "Cuuuuuuurse!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Blacks dieing en masse in the south... how is this news? *looks around* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerGod Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 The aliens showed up in their ufos and the birds got all stressed out. they died from stress. they also has 3 kids and a desk job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 in other news, the Beebe SWAT team is now set to announce their latest crowd control creation. reportedly, its a modified M4 assault rifle with an attached silencer that fires a special non-lethal round made entirely of rubber... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samnmax221 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Death is better than Arkansas, or any place in the south really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 UPDATE!!! Headline: ANIMALS ARE STUPID. http://www.universetoday.com/82263/aflockalypse-mass-animal-deaths-now-mapped-on-google/ So this isn't an isolated incident. Ah yes I'm so glad we have flocks of thousands of animals all deciding to be stupid on impulse and fly into the nearest telephone poles and die. Thousands per flock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth333 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Here is the answer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimartin Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Here is the answer: My faith in mankind just keeps getting lower and lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Here is the answer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 Someone playing with expensive electronic toys. >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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