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Winchester_101


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http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2011/01/02/dnt.ar.birds.fall.katv?hpt=C2

Consisted of BOTH RED WINGED BLACK BIRDS AND CROWS

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That's not good. Keep up posted if you hear what happened to them.

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Hi 101 and Greg,

Based on some internet research I just did some theories under consideration now are a high-altitude hail storm, lightening, a sonic boom or perhaps a large fireworks display in the area.  Testing is underway and we should know more in the next day or so.

Thanks for bring this to our attention, 101.

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/03/arkansas.falling.birds/index.html?hpt=Sbin

UPDATE 1/03/11

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Hi 101,

An updated report on Fox News indicates that a fireworks display and the birds attempt to flee from it as the most probable cause of this situation.

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This story was on my local radio station this morning. When the DJ read the story, he also metioned that "very near where the birds died, they found many fish that had died in the river there."

Sounds like it could be a poisoning issue maybe, getting in the air and the water?

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This story reminds me of the crow hunting trip that a couple of guys took a few years back.  On the way to their blind, they stopped into their local diner for breakfast and happened to see their friend, the sheriff.  After breakfast, they went on and had a great hunt...scores of birds.

Not knowing how to dispose of that many birds, one guy sat in the back of the pickup an tossed a crow out onto the shoulder of the road every few hundred yards...after all they were on a back road that was seldom travelled.  Unfortunately, the road WAS travelled that morning by a "friend of the earth" type who noticed all the dead crows.  One more detail: This was during the first West Nile Virus scare!

Not long after, there were police, game wardens, men in white suits, CDC personnel and of course, news cameras all around!  It was quite the news story!

The sheriff then went to his friend and asked about the hunting trip that morning...the incident died a quiet death shortly afterwards, but there are many people in the community who still talk about the massive outbreak of West Nile Virus that happened!

The lesson to be learned?  After hunting, pick up your hulls and dispose of your dead crows properly!

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IS,  That is a great story..I did something similar a few years back..I was shooting starlings with my air rifle that were getting in my fig trees and a few flew off and crashed in my neighbors yard.. He found a lot of birds contacted Clemson, etc and they thought it was West Nile.. He asked me if I found any birds in my yard and I said no.. He asked me what I thought the cause of death might be and I said probably a cat..I don't think they ever figured out it was "14 gr. lead" poisoning..



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Just wait!!! It will be tied to global warming!!Or it will be blamed on the the Bush Administration.no

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SHANEDOG wrote:

Just wait!!! It will be tied to global warming!!Or it will be blamed on the the Bush Administration.no



My money is on all the new Red Ryder bb guns those stinking conservatives insist on giving their children for Christmas!!!biggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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I used to shoot redwings by the hundreds when I was a kid. In the spring they sit on cattails on marshes and ditches. Used to pot them off with a 22 rifle. My old man was a good guy. He would buy me all the rimfire ammo I could shoot!

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Us, Conservatives give our kids shotguns and rifles,not BB guns.relax.gif

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Us, Conservatives give our kids shotguns and rifles,not BB guns.relax.gif


That made me laugh!!!biggrinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin I'm with you there brother!! Did they ever figure out what happened?

 



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No,and now fish are washin up dead everywhere.

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Mystery solved,

I saw on the news today that it is just a natural cycle for birds and fish to die off. Not every year. Different species too. Supposedly most of the time it just doesn't make the news. One example was a quarter of million ducks croaked in Canada back in the 90's.

Believe it or not

As long as the crows don't start dropping

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government project there hiding. what a way to blame it on hail, fireworks or a lightning strike. hmm
like mike said...just dont try it on crows

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