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Originally posted by aivlas
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Originally posted by karen61057
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Solar flares in close proximity to Arkansas? Wouldnt that also be close proximity to all the rest of the US as well? Considering the 96 millions miles between us and the sun I dont think that a solar flare could be said to affect just a small section of the planet. There is no focus to a solar flare. When they affect us at all it is widespread not focused on one small town in one small state.
"It's completely indescribable how many birds were here. I've never been anything like it," said Melissa Weatherly, a Beebe resident.
"Several hundred poisoned animals. I saw what looked like in the evening a sea of birds, saw them stuck in my car windshield and on top of the roof," described Andrea Kepic. Ray Kiveris is still picking them up; he's already collected over 200 in his yard. He said it started Friday night when dead birds began falling from the sky. "Started freaking out and we went out and started searching and they were all over the place. It's surreal, I've never seen anything like it," he sai
Originally posted by tarifa37
We may have an answer .news.ninemsn.com.au...
Thousands of birds that fell dead from the sky on New Year's Eve in the US most likely died after they were frightened by loud noises, a bird expert says.
Residents in Beebe, Arkansas were alarmed when blackbirds began dropping from the sky shortly before midnight on New Year's Eve, mysteriously piling up on homes and gardens.
A state ornithologist has found the redwing blackbirds suffered trauma injuries indicating they had flown into something, USA Today reports.
"The birds obviously hit something very hard and had hemorrhages," Arkansas Game and Fish Commission ornithologist Karen Rowe said.
The state is also testing the birds to see if they were killed by chemicals or diseases.
Ms Rowe said those in the neighbourhood heard around 12 loud booming noises on New Year's Eve.
"They reported it sounding like a cannon on transformer exploding," she said.
State veterinarian George Badley said a resident saw a huge flock of frantic birds when he went outside to investigate the noises.
"He could hear the blackbirds fluttering around — he could hear their wings and he could hear them hitting into things," Badley said.
Blackbirds have poor night vision and they were likely killed because they banged into houses and trees in their fright.