More Than 1,000 Dead Birds Fall From Sky In Ark. (Arkansas)

AP via Yahoo News ^ | 2 Jan 2011 | AP

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BEEBE, Ark. – Wildlife officials are trying to determine what caused more than 1,000 blackbirds to die and fall from the sky over an Arkansas town.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said Saturday that it began receiving reports about the dead birds about 11:30 p.m. the previous night. The birds fell over a 1-mile area of Beebe, and an aerial survey indicated that no other dead birds were found outside of that area.

[Paladin2]

But I thought each pie had but (roughly) 3.14159?

[Ditter]

I’ll bet they had the fish and it was BAD!

[Slings and Arrows]

Probably ran into one of these.

[RSmithOpt]

Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye,

Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.

When the pie was opened the birds began to sing,

Oh wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king?

The king was in his counting house counting out his money,

The queen was in the parlour eating bread and honey

The maid was in the garden hanging out the clothes,

When down came a blackbird and pecked off her nose!

[Rebelbase]

“Look up “murmuration” on You Tube, it’s incredible “

Thanks for the word for the day. I saw on about 30 years ago looking down on a 100 acre cornfield in the winter. The birds started landing at one end of the field and proceeded to cover the entire area. By the time the last birds landed the first birds took off again and it looked like a giant black blanket flying away.

[Red_Devil 232]

West Nile virus?

[Jack Hydrazine]

I'm glad that it wasn't this Blackbird.

[Carley]

Tornado anyone!

[Kratos]

“41.67 pies.”

You have the funniest response to this post! My God man, your brain has the humor gene for sure! You will live a long life.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I am way over 35 and I have no idea what ir means. By the way it is exactly 41.6 degrees right now. Odd?

Hmmm...I was going to say over 45 but didn't think that would be correct. Maybe I was wrong.

Sing a Song of Sixpence

Sing a song of sixpence
A pocket full of rye
Four and twenty blackbirds
Baked in a pie

When the pie was opened
The birds began to sing;
Wasn't that a dainty dish,
To set before the king?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Ya know....I was going to post that to be a wise arse. Glad to see someone was there to pick up the ‘jocular’ slack, so to speak.

[HighWheeler]

This Photo seals it: they are RedwingBlackbirds, see the two just behind this Ghostbuster:

[McGavin999]

When down came a blackbird and pecked off her nose!

Yep, and your dad always grabbed your nose, stuck his thumb between his two fingers and convinced you he pulled your nose off LOL

[mad_as_he$$]

Typical in the rascist sate of Tennessee! ;-)

[ladyjane]

Do you want to let us in on the secret?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Whats a beeber ?

Oh...you're a funny one Al.

[eyedigress]

I know for a fact there are no blackbirds around my BIL’s house.

[MinuteGal]

"But I thought each pie had but (roughly) 3.14159?"

Subtle but brilliant wit.

Tied for first place!

Leni

[maggief]

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

This was part of the story in “Flash Forward”, a tv series a few years ago.