What killed the birds in Beebe Arkansas?
The official cause of death of the estimated 4,000 to 5,000 red-winged blackbirds found in the town of Beebe, Arkansas on New Year’s Eve is blunt-force trauma, according to the results of three independent laboratory tests that were reviewed and released by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) yesterday.Click to see full answer. Subsequently,…
The official cause of death of the estimated 4,000 to 5,000 red-winged blackbirds found in the town of Beebe, Arkansas on New Year’s Eve is blunt-force trauma, according to the results of three independent laboratory tests that were reviewed and released by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) yesterday.Click to see full answer. Subsequently, one may also ask, why did birds fall out of the sky in Arkansas?The Arkansas case points to two common culprits: loud noises and crashes. Beginning at roughly 11:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve Arkansas wildlife officers started hearing reports of birds falling from the sky in a square-mile area of the city of Beebe. do birds fall out of the sky when they die? It’s only because living birds are so conspicuous that it seems strange not to see them when dead. Birds don’t usually drop dead in mid-flight – they die in their nest or are caught and eaten, much like other small animals. Secondly, what does it mean when a dead bird falls out of the sky? Some people say when you find a dead bird the meaning is someone you loved passed away. Others say that seeing dead birds actually are a good sign, showing you that an end to turmoil or pain is coming. A dead bird doesn’t necessarily portend physical death, but metaphorical death.What happened to the black birds?Eventually lab test results showed the birds died of blunt force trauma. “They were crushed in their breast area so they had flown into something, something scared them,” said Stephens. Being New Year’s Eve, it’s believed someone must have shot fireworks up into the tree where they lived, scaring them off.
