Re: Mass bird deaths in other states

[Guest guest]

I believe it could be some kind of disease. Not necessarily bird flu, but maybe

some kind of hemoragic (sp?) fever.

Administrator

Hundreds of the same species of bird have been found dead in a tight group in

Louisiana now. Several dozen in a group have also been reported in Kentucky. The

scientists are saying this isn't a big deal given the overall number of the

birds, but it is looking strange that clusters are dying as they are. Its

nothing I've seen in the news before, at least not that I can recall.

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/112843019.html

http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Woman-reports-dozens-of-dead-birds-in-her-y\

ard-112830524.html

[Guest guest]

The ones in Arkansas were said to have had signs of violent injury of some kind. They showed internal and external trauma both, but if I remember correctly not much damage to major organs.

In a message dated 1/5/2011 12:51:07 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply writes:

I believe it could be some kind of disease. Not necessarily bird flu, but maybe some kind of hemoragic (sp?) fever.Administrator

[Guest guest]

Here is what I have to say about this. One of my prior jobs was locjated in a

tall glass and steel skyscraper. The windows looked mirrored although they were

not. All kinds of birds flew into them by accident and killed themselves.

Robins, cardinals, blue jays, black birds, kestrals, grackles. You name it.

I used to see them all the time, lying there dead on the sidewalk around the

building. I even picked up a few that hadn't died and set them under the bushes

so they could recover out of the sun's rays and fly away.

The only time I ever saw anything on these birds besides a broken neck was blood

tripping out of a beak of one of them.

That was it. I must have seen a hundred or more dead birds over three years

time. That doesn't even include other dead birds I've seen over the years that

died flying into windows elsewhere.

None of those birds had external injuries that were visible.

That is not to say it doesn't happen. But my point would be that sometimes

disease can make external damage to one's anatomy look like injuries.

Administrator

The ones in Arkansas were said to have had signs of violent injury of some kind.

They showed internal and external trauma both, but if I remember correctly not

much damage to major organs.