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

AP via Yahoo News ^ | 2 Jan 2011 | AP

[edpc]

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.

[KoRn]

Froze to death?

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Weird...

[Tijeras_Slim]

41.67 pies.

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

NAPL

[Mmogamer]

Another sky fall anomaly...

[ml/nj]

Froze to death?

Couldn't be. Haven't you heard about all the Global Warming that's going on?

ML/NJ

[Rebelbase]

Ha. Well done.

[isthisnickcool]

[umgud]

The birds fell over a 1-mile area of Beebe,

Prolly shot with Beebe guns.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

41.67 pies.

A sad thing about our society today is that probably no one under the age of 35 would have a clue as to what that means.

[KoRn]

"Haven't you heard about all the Global Warming that's going on?"

I've heard a little something about that. I only wish it were true. lol

[Right Brother]

Did any of these birds have a connection to the Clintons?

[razorback-bert]

I don’t think this is the first time it has happened in Beebe, could be have been elsewhere in Arkansas.

[samtheman]

Bush’s fault.

[SandRat]

Nah New Year Fire works scared them stiff.

[cripplecreek]

Yep my great granny taught us all the old rhymes like the kittens who lost their mittens.

[HighWheeler]

These are most likely to be Starlings and not Blackbirds.

Starling

Blackbird

Look up "murmuration" on You Tube, it's incredible

[Red_Devil 232]

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?

[edpc]

Arkan-avian-cide?

[Rockiette]

I read they had lots of storms clashing over Missouri and Arkansas, best guess would be lightening strikes...

[Professional Engineer]

Aerial beeper set to kill.

[numberonepal]

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!

[cripplecreek]

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

[EGPWS]

41.67 pies.

Where was the king when this was happening?

[Flag_This]

Contrails!

[RedWhiteBlue]

Hint: Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye .....

[al baby]

Whats a beeber ?

[Vince Ferrer]

And only one species affected. That seems to be a feature of the “animals falling from the sky” type phenomena. Do these birds flock in groups that large?

[stayathomemom]

I had the pie idea also.;-)

[devane617]

someone poisoned the water supply/mud puddle...

[Ditter]

What was the last thing they ate?

[HighWheeler]

“Do these birds flock in groups that large?”

— — —

Yes they do, go to YouTube search and enter: “murmuration”

[Libertarian444]

[FatherofFive]

I am way over 35 and I have no idea what ir means.

Here's a clue: 1,000 divided 24 = 41.67

That and some rye should help you out!

[Westbrook]

1000 / 24 = 41.6

“Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie” from the old nursery rhymne, “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,
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!

[devane617]

Attack Cat strikes again!

[DontTreadOnMe2009]

Good one !!!

And BTW I taught my kids to know what it means ...

[Deaf Smith]

Sprayed with soapy water to deter from roosting on someones property?

[StAntKnee]

BB guns. It’s only midmorning January 2, and already we have consecutive posts vying for post of the year.

[bill1952]

Birds do not fly in storms.

[houeto]

Yep my great granny taught us all the old rhymes like the kittens who lost their mittens.

The one that always got me was Rock-a-Bye Baby. Twisted individual that came up with that one!

[StAntKnee]

BB guns and 41.67 pies. It’s only midmorning January 2, and already we have near-consecutive posts vying for post of the year.

[bill1952]

My favorite WKRP episode of all times :)

[BuckeyeTexan]

Yes, they flew out of Mena. It’s likely they were running, er flying, drugs.

[Republic of Texas]

Classic!

[dfwgator]

What was the last thing they ate?

Did they have the chicken or the fish?

[Upstate NY Guy]

I am way over 35 and I have no idea what it means.

Sing a song of six pence
Pocket full of rye
Four and Twenty Black Birds
Backed in a pie.

1000 / 24 = 41.666...

[Jack Hydrazine]

Blackbirds In a Pie

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!

[deport]

A dead bird lies on Skylark Street in Beebe, Ark. on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. The Arkansas Game
and Fish Commission said Saturday more than 1,000 dead black birds fell from the sky in Beebe.
The agency said its enforcement officers began receiving reports about the dead birds about
11:30 p.m. Friday. (AP Photo/The Daily Citizen, Warren Watkins)