Woman reports dozens of dead birds in her yard (Kentucky)

http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Woman-reports-dozens-of-dead-birds-in-her-yard-112830524.html ^ | Jan 3rd, 2011

[TaraP]

GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. — Near her car, a dead bird. A quick walk to her mailbox, another. Scattered across her front yard, a local woman discovered dozens of dead birds.

"I've never seen anything like it. Never," Sandy said of the discovery.

Sandy, who asked we not share her last name, first noticed the birds several days ago but cleaned them up, not thinking twice.

"I have outdoor pets and just assumed they were bringing them from around the neighborhood."

But when she noticed more birds Monday morning, she panicked, "I had just seen the story on the news about the birds in Arkansas and I was scared."

In fact, 3,000 blackbirds seemed to fall from the sky there- starting last Friday. Autopsies have since ruled out poisoning. One top biologist from Cornell University said the birds were "....probably asleep in a single tree when a washing machine-type thunderstorm sucked them up into the air, disoriented them, and even fatally soaked and chilled them."

Sandy was not sure what had lead the birds to her yard.

But, off the bat, wildlife biologist Kent Ozment said he was not too concerned.

"These birds are in the millions right now. Six birds out of a million really isn't that many."

While he couldn't say for sure, he guessed the birds simply succumbed to the elements, "Probably it was just some sort of winter stress."

While Sandy said she was releived to know it was nature-related, she still shuddered at the discovery.

"It's really creepy."

Local 6 checked in with several other fish and wildlife outlets and even some of Sandy's neighbors. No other birds have been discovered or reported.

[kindred]

[Number One: does the neighbor’s kid own a BB gun?]

That would explain the mystery.

[pfflier]

Yes, dolphin and whale beachings, fish kills, frogs falling from the skies. The Region had something like 26 tornadoes in the past few days. I wouldn’t blame HAARP yet.

[MeganC]

First they came for the red winged blackbirds...

[TaraP]

Maybe an impending earthquake on the New Madrid Fault

December 16, 1811, the Daylight Shock, 1415 UTC (8:15 a.m.); (M ~7.2 - 8.2) epicenter in northeast Arkansas; This shock followed the first earthquake by six hours and was similar in intensity.[

City of Beebe, ArkansasBeebe is located in White County, just 32 miles northeast of Arkansas’s capital city of Little Rock.

[freepersup]

Occam’s Razor / the obvious- poisoned.

[Hammerhead]

especially right after Christmas

[Vinnie]

I’ll wait for Jesse Ventura’s take on this.
My guess is HAARP.

[TXnMA]

Years ago someone pointed out to me that, despite their huge numbers, it is very rare for a person to encounter a dead bird. I had to admit he was right.

So, I suppose, on the occasions when folks do run across an example of "thinning of the flock" (which, logically, must be a frequent occurrence) it makes the news...

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I'm too lazy to go back and find the thread, but --

Thanks for the heads-up on the Quadrantids!

(I already have my lounge, pad, and sleeping bag set up and covered (for dew protection) with a tarp...)

[yldstrk]

Ft Campbell is probably practicing bio warfare

[RummyChick]

http://www.infowars.com/is-mass-bird-and-fish-die-off-connected-to-government-testing/

before people get all up in arms over that website..it is linked from Drudge’s website.

[hennie pennie]

Kentucky