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46 songbirds fall from sky in Boston
Associated Press ^
| Sep 9, 2016 12:13 AM EDT
Posted on 09/08/2016 9:55:27 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Health officials in Massachusetts are trying to figure out what caused a large flock of birds to fall out of the sky and onto a Boston street.
NECN reports 46 songbirds were found Thursday in the citys Dorchester neighborhood.
Some of the grackles were found dead, while others were just sick.
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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: boston; dorchester; grackles
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To: Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
That’s what happens when you sing. Never, ever cross Hillary.
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posted on
09/09/2016 12:27:05 AM PDT
by
tiki
To: RegulatorCountry
Only 7 posts in for an FR truth-teller to show up. Not bad...
Grackles are turdbirds but I wouldn’t expect any East Coast MSM outlet to be able to identify them correctly since that escapes them on a daily basis as regards H-> and her carpet-munching Sharia sidekick.
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posted on
09/09/2016 12:43:11 AM PDT
by
T-Bird45
(It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
To: Olog-hai
What a shame. They couldn’t live with the inherent guilt that comes with ‘songbird privilege’.
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posted on
09/09/2016 2:43:16 AM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
09/09/2016 2:57:50 AM PDT
by
Flick Lives
(TRIGGER WARNING - Posts may require application of sarcasm filter)
To: Smellin Salt; All
“Flew through a chemtrail”
BRAVO! You win today’s prize. People really need to get a clue...
http://www.aircrap.org
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posted on
09/09/2016 3:35:20 AM PDT
by
ResisTyr
("Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God " ~Thomas Jefferson)
To: Olog-hai
The common grackle is classified as a "songbird" as it is a member of the blackbird family, albeit a particularly poor singer. They can be irritating birds, but I'll take them any day over the bloody-minded starlings and english/"house" sparrows that make life miserable for all the other birds around here.
Mr. niteowl77
To: Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
Grackles are endangered and should be revered and protected. /s
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posted on
09/09/2016 3:51:23 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
To: Fresh Wind
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posted on
09/09/2016 3:53:18 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
To: Fester Chugabrew
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posted on
09/09/2016 4:19:16 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
To: Fresh Wind
How to get rid of grackles...https://www.bird-x.com/grackle-pages-279.php
or
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posted on
09/09/2016 4:55:07 AM PDT
by
Jed Eckert
(Trump/Pence ***Make America Great Again***)
To: Olog-hai
Dead grackles is a problem?
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posted on
09/09/2016 4:55:35 AM PDT
by
showme_the_Glory
((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
To: Olog-hai
Grackles are song birds? Idiots.
To: Fester Chugabrew
Just a couple of years ago, researchers for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority found over 200 dead crows near greater Boston recently, and there was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu. A Bird Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, to everyone’s relief, confirmed the problem was definitely NOT Avian Flu. The cause of death appeared to be vehicular impacts.
However, during the detailed analysis it was noted that varying colors of paints appeared on the bird’s beaks and claws. By analyzing these paint residues it was determined that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with trucks, while only 2% were killed by an impact with a car.
MTA then hired an Ornithological Behaviorist to determine if there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck kills versus car kills.
The Ornithological Behaviorist very quickly concluded the cause: when crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow in a nearby tree to warn of impending danger.
The scientific conclusion was that while all the lookout crows could say “Cah”, none could say “Truck.”
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posted on
09/09/2016 5:28:58 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
To: rlmorel
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posted on
09/09/2016 5:31:13 AM PDT
by
Covenantor
(Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
To: Olog-hai
“what caused a large flock of birds to fall out of the sky”
I’m thinking gravity
To: Olog-hai
Grackles are “songbirds????” My dad used to shoot the damned pests from the front porch.
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posted on
09/09/2016 5:35:12 AM PDT
by
IronJack
To: Olog-hai
Almost enough for TWO pies.
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posted on
09/09/2016 5:35:32 AM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: rlmorel
“The scientific conclusion was that while all the lookout crows could say Cah, none could say Truck.”
ouch!
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posted on
09/09/2016 5:35:50 AM PDT
by
Clay Moore
(JRandomFreeper, SWAMPSNIPER RIP)
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