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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Mystery of New Year's Eve Blackbird Deaths


New Year's Eve in 2011 in Arkansas was not the typical New Year's Eve. People in towns in Arkansas were reported stating they saw birds falling out of the sky on New Year's Eve. Thousands of birds were taken to the National Wildlife Health Center in Wisconsin for further study. Thousands of other birds were reported dead in Louisiana and Kentucky.

What could have caused this mass die-off?

Review the facts and discuss what could have caused this death:
1. The deaths occurred at night
2. Dead birds studied showed signs of bruising
3. Large numbers of birds were dieing at around the same time
4. The deaths occurred on New Year's Eve

Review this list, do your own research, and most importantly, THINK CRITICALLY to create a theory on how these birds died.

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