Shelly in IL Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 This is so weird! Birds and fish in Alabama, now more birds in Louisiana. I don't know what to think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayle in Guatemala Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Seriously so weird. It's a little scary, really. They said that as far as they could tell, the ones in Arkansas didn't have any disease. What could it be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Seriously so weird. It's a little scary, really. They said that as far as they could tell, the ones in Arkansas didn't have any disease. What could it be? The news this morning said the birds were scared of fireworks. I don't buy it. It is freaky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 News link, please? And is anyone else's first thought, correxit? (unsure of spelling but I am referring to BP's generously applied oil dispersal agent) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 The news this morning said the birds were scared of fireworks. I don't buy it. It is freaky! :iagree: The fireworks thing sounds pretty far-fetched to me too. Doesn't Beebe use fireworks every year? The news didn't mention this happening before, so it seems kind of unlikely to me. I'm really anxious to see what they find when they do necropsies and run tox screens on the birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 For Auntie M: http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/03/arkansas.falling.birds/index.html?hpt=T2 I didn't read this article, so I don't know if it mentions how the ground was black with birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah C. Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Here's a link to a news story. However, it is a video: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/40899388#40899388 A friend of mine thinks the bird thing might be connected with the tornados which happened recently. However, add the dead fish in various places to the birds, and it gets to be quite odd, though from what I've read experts think they're unrelated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) I did not realize that such large numbers were involved. Now all I can think of is that movie, Signs. Remember how the birds fell out of the sky after crashing into the invisible alien spaceship? I'm scaring myself, now.... I do believe I remember hearing about this with fish and waterspouts, so the tornadic activity may be a plausible explanation. Still creepy, though. Edited January 4, 2011 by AuntieM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samiam Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I read an article that said it appeared the bird's died of blunt force trauma, it appeared by looking at their internal organs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 News link, please? And is anyone else's first thought, correxit? (unsure of spelling but I am referring to BP's generously applied oil dispersal agent) No. Dh's first thought was that the Mayan's are right :D Seriously, it is very, very disturbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Creeeepy.... :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookfiend Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Sounds like plagues to me... more realistically - could there have been some form of military testing in the area, a percussive event? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I did not realize that such large numbers were involved. Now all I can think of is that movie, Signs. Remember how the birds fell out of the sky after crashing into the invisible alien spaceship? I'm scaring myself, now.... I do believe I remember hearing about this with fish and waterspouts, so the tornadic activity may be a plausible explanation. Still creepy, though. I read an article that said it appeared the bird's died of blunt force trauma, it appeared by looking at their internal organs. Me, too! Freaky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LND1218 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I read an article that said it appeared the bird's died of blunt force trauma, it appeared by looking at their internal organs. I wonder if that could have been a result of the falling to the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I wonder if that could have been a result of the falling to the ground. According to one of the linked articles, an ornithologist said the trauma could be from some sort of impact OR from falling to the ground after death. The Arkansas birds show trauma, the Louisiana birds do not (at least as I understand it). There have been some theories that mention percussive activity, namely fireworks and lightening strikes. No disease appeared evident but I imagine they're still testing things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I wonder if firework sales spiked this year? I mean, seriously, there would have to have been massive fireworks unlike we've ever seen for this to happen. Highly unlikely. I mention it because it would not take much to poo poo the silly theory. I like the first article's quote "from the (bird) survivors: not a peep." :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KaciMI Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index1435.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I was thinking Flash Forward. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) I heard reports about the same thing happened in KY, LA, and AR. Plus the dead fish thing. Very weird. http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Woman-reports-dozens-of-dead-birds-in-her-yard-112830524.html'>http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Woman-reports-dozens-of-dead-birds-in-her-yard-112830524.html'>http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Woman-reports-dozens-of-dead-birds-in-her-yard-112830524.html'>http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Woman-reports-dozens-of-dead-birds-in-her-yard-112830524.html http://www.wbrz.com/news/hundreds-of-dead-blackbirds-found-near-new-roads/ http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Woman-reports-dozens-of-dead-birds-in-her-yard-112830524.html I removed the Canada link because of the web site not being trustworthy. Sorry. Edited January 5, 2011 by Quiver0f10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest momk2000 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 The news this morning said the birds were scared of fireworks. I don't buy it. It is freaky! :iagree: I don't buy it either. They have to make something up so everyone doesn't freak out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Consider how quickly viruses spread, read the links that were posted. THanks for posting those btw. Exciting to consider invisible spaceships, let us not forget about mad cow disease, anthrax and all the other life threatening illnesses that have been circulating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I was thinking of some terrorist attack using gas or chemicals. Smaller lifeforms would be more susceptible to harm. We'll know if people start dropping later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I swear, those articles are freaking me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I read an article that said it appeared the bird's died of blunt force trauma, it appeared by looking at their internal organs. We read that too. But couldn't the blunt force trauma to their organs have happened when they hit the ground moments after their death? Maybe they have some way that they can tell if it happened before or after dying. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmethystMoon Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I'm just marking this to come back to later. DH and I have been discussing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I'm not sure what to think of all this... it's completely freaking me out though. Something is just not right with the world lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Think about this: there are so many new/different chemical combinations that the labs cannot know everything. They just can't test for it all. Look at the brave men/women who worked at rescuing people on 9/11, for YEARS they claimed the air was safe to breathe even after testing. Why? Because the odd combination of compressed glass, asphalt, gasoline, fibreglass, etc., just had not happened before. It was a new combination, one that just didn't raise alarm bells. My point is this: just because the labs tested and cannot find any chemical on/in these birds, does not mean squat. Blunt force trauma from falling, that has to be plausible. But to blame fireworks? Come on. That's just asinine. And to call it breed die-off that happens occasionally? Not like this, not all at the same freaking time. There is something else going on: chemical warfare, biblical end-times, some kind of test gone bad perhaps... time will tell... but it's not about fireworks. That is just laughable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clementine Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 This is so interesting. Not 'interesting' in a good way, but intriguing. I'm not sure I even want to know the answer, but I am going to say that I think the explanation of 'fireworks' is a bunch of baloney. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with that guy's death because he was going to spill the beans about what happened. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with earthquake activities and tectonic plates. I'm not sure if it has anthing to do with the End Times. I'm not sure if I want to know at all. My imagination is going to scary places. :tongue_smilie::001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I have no opinion on the cause of the dead birds and fish, even though I do think it is odd, to say the least. The first thing that came to my mind was the "natural phenomenon" that looked exactly like a missile had been lauched off the coast of California some weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLG Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 News link, please? And is anyone else's first thought, correxit? (unsure of spelling but I am referring to BP's generously applied oil dispersal agent) :iagree: Yes to the oil dispersal chemical theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I heard reports about the same thing happened in KY, LA, AR and Canada. Plus the dead fish thing. Very weird. http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Woman-reports-dozens-of-dead-birds-in-her-yard-112830524.html'>http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Woman-reports-dozens-of-dead-birds-in-her-yard-112830524.html'>http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Woman-reports-dozens-of-dead-birds-in-her-yard-112830524.html'>http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Woman-reports-dozens-of-dead-birds-in-her-yard-112830524.html http://www.wbrz.com/news/hundreds-of-dead-blackbirds-found-near-new-roads/ http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Woman-reports-dozens-of-dead-birds-in-her-yard-112830524.html http://beforeitsnews.com/story/336/601/10,000s_of_Birds_found_dead_in_Manitoba.html do you have a link about dead birds in Canada? You've put one link in the above twice, about Kentucky. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirstin Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Whew! I'm going to wash my mind with a Jane Austen movie and something chocolate. < shudder > I can get all freaked out so easily. Mostly just freaked out for anything that my children will ever have to encounter. Not me. My soul is settled about stuff and I'm ready for whatever. I'm mean, you know, basically. hahaha....whatever is coming hasn't come or claimed me yet, so I'm chilling this evening. hahahahahahaha < shudder > Looks out the blinds at the sky. LOL :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidiyaDawn Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 do you have a link about dead birds in Canada? You've put one link in the above twice, about Kentucky. Thanks. Her last link goes to a site that mentions Canada - however, I'm not seeing any of the events described on any normal Canadian news sites. I don't know what that "Before it's News" site is...but the menu over on the side for their 'top news' includes stories such as "UFO Alien Predictions Coming True" and "Secret Time Travel Experiments". :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Her last link goes to a site that mentions Canada - however, I'm not seeing any of the events described on any normal Canadian news sites. I don't know what that "Before it's News" site is...but the menu over on the side for their 'top news' includes stories such as "UFO Alien Predictions Coming True" and "Secret Time Travel Experiments". :tongue_smilie: Oh that is so weird- that link was purple so I assumed it was a link I had already read before when I was googling dead birds. I sure don't remember looking at that site though. Thanks for pointing out the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 (edited) Her last link goes to a site that mentions Canada - however, I'm not seeing any of the events described on any normal Canadian news sites. I don't know what that "Before it's News" site is...but the menu over on the side for their 'top news' includes stories such as "UFO Alien Predictions Coming True" and "Secret Time Travel Experiments". :tongue_smilie: I actually meant to take the link off because I wasn't sure about the site. I went back and edited my post to take out the flakey web site. Edited January 5, 2011 by Quiver0f10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbi in Texas Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 You know- I cross a lake on the way to work every day and for the last couple of weeks there are dead birds on the bridge. I wonder if there is a connection? And who do I contact? But if I suspect a connection, surely others have also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I was listening to an afternoon local talk radio program, and they were discussing this. Mind you, this was with the guy they have on for their "Paranormal Tuesday" segment, but he's generally a smart guy, even if he believes in spooks. There were four theories presented: 1) Fireworks. Doubtful, or birds would be dropping like crazy in our county all.the.time. 2) Due to odd weather patterns lately, the birds flew into the jetstream and literally flash froze to death before falling out of the sky. Also doubtful, because even if the birds were surprised by changing weather patterns, they would have changed course before becoming Blackbird McNuggets. 3) One explanation is electromagnetic signals as a precursor to an earthquake. The New Madrid fault is nearby, and seismic activity seems to be ramped up globally the past few years (or maybe that's just the 24-hour tragedy news network's influence...) 4) The final explanation was the contrails, which he believed were from government-funded aircraft disposing of dioxins from high in the atmosphere. The idea is that UV radiation makes dioxins inert, so by the time it comes back down to earth after being sprayed from an aircraft it is no longer harmful. But of course, nothing is that simple, and according to this guy we've been Agent Oranged for the past eight years. You won't find much on this "conspiracy theory" on Google, so... grain of salt and all that. I'm going to guess the seismic activity. I live sorta close to the New Madrid, so I'm going to bolt my furniture to the walls. Just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 News link, please? And is anyone else's first thought, correxit? (unsure of spelling but I am referring to BP's generously applied oil dispersal agent) yeah, that's what I was thinking, too. :iagree: No tin foil hat here, but just being upset at the general &%$#uppery that goes on in the name of progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in OK Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Maybe the pigs are finally getting revenge. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I was thinking of some terrorist attack using gas or chemicals. Smaller lifeforms would be more susceptible to harm. We'll know if people start dropping later... that's my concern. If the birds in the environment are dying, something serious is going on that will affect ALL life, human included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I was thinking Flash Forward. :) :iagree: That was my immediate thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Maybe the pigs are finally getting revenge. :tongue_smilie: That was my second thought! Ha! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the4Rs Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Yeah I was thinking seismic activity too. Kind of like the movie The Core (not saying the core has stopped moving :tongue_smilie:) but electromagnetic activity sent those birds all crazy and falling out of the sky. I live pretty close to New Madrid fault line and there has been some opinions going around about the fact that the New Madrid is ripe for a massive earth quake. I studied it in college 10 years ago and even then it was saying about every 200 years the New Madrid has a massive earthquake...last major one was in 1812.... ummm 1812...we are now in 2011. Just saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Oh no, all planes look just like that! Haven't we all seen enough jet trails over the course of our lives to know one when we see one? Geesh..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittleWonders Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Maybe the pigs are finally getting revenge. :tongue_smilie: :lol: Not to make light of the situation because it is seriously bizarre, but I like to think Heather's explanation is correct as it causes the least amount of anxiety. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidiyaDawn Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Her last link goes to a site that mentions Canada - however, I'm not seeing any of the events described on any normal Canadian news sites. I don't know what that "Before it's News" site is...but the menu over on the side for their 'top news' includes stories such as "UFO Alien Predictions Coming True" and "Secret Time Travel Experiments". :tongue_smilie: I actually meant to take the link off because I wasn't sure about the site. I went back and edited my post to take out the flakey web site. Well hey you never know.. maybe the birds were part of an alien time travel experiment. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I read an article that said it appeared the bird's died of blunt force trauma, it appeared by looking at their internal organs. Hitting the ground WILL cause blunt force trauma! But, what caused the birds to fall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 A new article http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/05/dead-birds-fall-from-sky-_n_804591.html to add to the conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 A new article http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/05/dead-birds-fall-from-sky-_n_804591.html to add to the conversation. :willy_nilly: Bizare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellyndria Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Maybe the pigs are finally getting revenge. :tongue_smilie: :lol: Which reminds me, I need to play that more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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