Reports of dead birds causing little concern in Michiana

Reports of dead birds causing little concern in Michiana

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Are recent reports of thousands of dead birds falling from the sky in southern states causing any concern in Michiana?

Evie Kirkwood, director of the St. Joseph County Parks Department, said she has been fielding calls from concerned residents who believe there are fewer birds around their feeders this season.

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And yet even more....

Who is here from Michiana?

I have a theory that it has to do with the migratory path... and here is something indicative of that...

In addition to red-winged blackbirds, grackles and brownheaded cowbirds also were found in the dead flocks. Kirkwood said this isn’t unusual because the species are known to migrate together.

Not unusual because they migrate together...

Highly unusual because that's where all the birds are dying.. in the migration path.

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Michiana? They do mean Michigan, right?

Originally posted by HunkaHunka
Who is here from Michiana?

I live in the Michiana area.

Originally posted by crazydaisy
Michiana? They do mean Michigan, right?

Michiana is the region in North-Central Indiana and Southwest-Lower Michigan that is a 60-mile radius around South Bend, Indiana. Michiana is MICHigan IndIANA.

The named counties in the red/green colors are the "Michiana Region":


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Hope that's helpful.