Bye Bye Blackbird: USDA acknowledges a hand in one mass bird death

Bye Bye Blackbird: USDA acknowledges a hand in one mass bird death

www.csmonitor.com

Atlanta

It's not the "aflockalyptic" fallout from a secret US weapon lab as some have theorized. But the government acknowledged Thursday that it had a hand in one of a string of mysterious mass bird deaths that have spooked residents in Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, South Dakota, and Kentucky in the last month.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) took responsibility for hundreds of dead starlings that were found on the ground and frozen in trees in a Yankton, S.D., park on Monday.

The USDA's Wildlife Services Program, which contracts with farmers for bird control,

(visit the link for the full news article)

Well they finally admitted to one of the mass animals deaths.

According to the article, this is part of a much larger operation called "Bye Bye Blackbird". I tried searching google but couldnt really find anymore about this pperation other than the aknoweledgement in this article. Anyone else find more links?

www.csmonitor.com
(visit the link for the full news article)

There are a number of other threads on the subject. Oldest one

I think blackbirds and starlings used to blacken the skies only a few decades ago. Now we take for granted the lack of these huge, monster-sized flocks of birds that would wreak havoc.