(Tennessee)
By JOSH AULT
6 News Reporter
6 News Reporter
SEYMOUR (AP/WATE) - Residents in Seymour were startled after finding dozens of small birds dead over the weekend.
The birds were reported to the sheriff's department on Sunday afternoon along Boyd Creek Highway, just outside Seymour.
A Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officer was sent out to investigate and said about 60 European starlings were found dead.
Several theories have been discussed about how the birds died.
"It's highly unlikely these birds are carrying a disease," said TWRA wildlife officer Matt Cameron. "It's an isolated case, and we haven't had any other reports of birds in that area being dead or sick. (The officer) feels something traumatic caused this rare population of birds to die."
The wildlife officer took five or six of the birds from the scene for testing.
One theory was that the birds may have been shocked by a power surge as they were found below several lines, where they are known to roost. TWRA officials say they checked with the power company, and no surges were reported Sunday.
Wildlife officials said it is not uncommon for this type of bird to hit buildings or towers and die in mass.
Harold Truitt, who lives across the street from where the birds died, says he knows exactly what killed them.
"I live in a state where there has been more than one mass die off of birds in the last few years. Also fish and other animals.
Until you live where the die off took place and actually experience this first hand, and yes, see the actual dead birds, to throw out "it was fire works" is just ignorant. PERIOD. There are many instances where there is none, I mean absolutely NO chance of it being fireworks.
I am still not 100% sure why these are taking place in these southern states, but I am not taking the generic 'it was fireworks", or "the hit a power line" type responses. Especially with the cases that is was 100% positive no fireworks went off in those areas at the time.
Oh, did fireworks kill the fish too? No, there is something odd going on, I just do not know what. If you actually read the reports of the injuries to these birds the last few years they do not add up with that stupid excuse. Do some research.
I have literally walked amongst the dead birds scattered across highways and fields in my state. I have voiced my opinion about this many times on ATS.
Good Post, S&F..very odd it's still happening." http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread913977/pg3
Until you live where the die off took place and actually experience this first hand, and yes, see the actual dead birds, to throw out "it was fire works" is just ignorant. PERIOD. There are many instances where there is none, I mean absolutely NO chance of it being fireworks.
I am still not 100% sure why these are taking place in these southern states, but I am not taking the generic 'it was fireworks", or "the hit a power line" type responses. Especially with the cases that is was 100% positive no fireworks went off in those areas at the time.
Oh, did fireworks kill the fish too? No, there is something odd going on, I just do not know what. If you actually read the reports of the injuries to these birds the last few years they do not add up with that stupid excuse. Do some research.
I have literally walked amongst the dead birds scattered across highways and fields in my state. I have voiced my opinion about this many times on ATS.
Good Post, S&F..very odd it's still happening." http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread913977/pg3
Dead birds fall out of sky in Seymour
SEYMOUR, Tenn. (AP) — Residents in Seymour were startled after seeing dozens of small birds dropping dead from the sky over the weekend.
The dead birds, which were estimated to be at least 50, but could total much more, appeared to be starlings and were reported to police on Sunday afternoon along Boyd Creek Highway.
The Mountain Press reported (http://bit.ly/TssUX5 ) several birds were still alive and flopping on the road when the newspaper's photographer arrived.
Sgt. Robert Stoffle, of the Sevier County Sheriff's Department, said a witness told police that the birds were seen in flight shortly before they fell to the ground. Stoffle said a state wildlife official took some of the birds from the scene for testing.
A highway department truck with a snow blade attachment scraped the birds onto the shoulder.
"Meanwhile, a man who lives along Boyd’s Creek highway says he saw the birds get struck by a car. Harold Truitt said he was looking out at the road when he saw a large flock of birds swooping down in front of his house. “I was sitting in my den and just happened to look at the window and saw there was birds,” he said. “It looked dark there were so many swirling around out there, and a car ran right through them. “It was a white car and you could hear the birds hitting it.” The car kept going, he said, but when he went outside he saw the bodies along the road and on the ground alongside it. The rest of the flock flew away as soon as the car went through them, he said. " http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread913977/pg3
Dozens of dead Canada geese, mallard ducks dumped in Cleveland Metroparks
BENTLEYVILLE, Ohio - Dozens of dead birds were found dead in the Cleveland Metroparks Wednesday.
Read more: http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_cuyahoga/dozens-of-dead-canada-geese-mallard-ducks-with-broken-necks-dumped-in-cleveland-metroparks#ixzz2HpEe61Gn
"The ones I have encountered ( red winged black birds just for the visual ) there was no doubt many of them were effected by some form of blunt force trauma, almost like they had run into something. Not to mention many of them among the dead, were not dead but severely injured, on the brink of death. My sister was concerned because she literally saw some "twitching"..what else was odd to me was the appearance of some of them having been smashed, not sure if that was from the initial impact of what has killed them or from hitting the ground so hard from the fall. Broken necks, etc. There was around 5,000 in my state alone.
As for their eyes, they were black and mostly shut. So I am not sure if the characteristics of their eyes match the starlings. I will say one thing that's for sure, it was extremely weird seeing the mass of dead birds, and how far they were scattered, yet so close together. Seeing those birds everyday in my area, then seeing them dead in such an odd way still makes me wonder." http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread913977/pg3
Dead & dying arctic birds showing up in Florida, possibly due to Hurricane Sandy
NBC NATIONAL NEWS — Arctic birds that are supposed to be up north are ending up in Southwest Florida. They're about 1,000 miles from where they should be.
They're called razorbills and they look a little like penguins.
They're migrating to Southwest Florida and dying within hours. We found out how Hurricane Sandy might be responsible months after it made landfall.
Walking down the beach near Clam Pass, Ed Selby saw a bird he'd never seen before on the shores of Southwest Florida.
"They look a little bit like penguins. This is the first time I'd ever seen the birds here. In fact, I think it's the first time anyone's seen them here," said Selby, a volunteer with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida.
He found two dead razorbills - an arctic migratory seabird not native to Florida.
Over the past few weeks wildlife clinics have taken in dozens of the protected birds. Most were already dead; others were found exhausted and starving and died within hours.
Read more: http://bit.ly/Wiv1tJ
DNR requests reporting of sick or dead birds after salmonella confirmed in southern Wisconsin
State wildlife officials are asking back yard birders to clean feeders and be on the lookout for sick or dead birds, after salmonella has been confirmed in a small number of pine siskins from Dane County.
MADISON – State wildlife officials are asking back yard birders to clean feeders and be on the lookout for sick or dead birds, after salmonella has been confirmed in a small number of pine siskins from Dane County. Sick goldfinches and sparrows have also been reported in Dodge and Crawford counties.
“We appreciate citizens reporting sick or dead birds around their feeders to the DNR so we can monitor the disease,” said Nancy Businga, wildlife health lab manager with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. “Salmonella is a bacterial disease that has the potential to spread to other areas so we also ask that people follow recommendations to help protect healthy birds that visit the feeder or bird bath.”
The following recommendations apply year round and statewide, though are especially important in the current area of known infection.
Clean feeders, feeding areas, and birdbaths regularly, using a 10 percent bleach solution as a disinfectant before the final rinse. If you see a sick or dead bird at a feeder, take down all feeders temporarily, clean them with the 10 percent bleach solution and wait two weeks before putting them back up.
^^^ Did you see the same things in the birds you saw up close? Blood eyes and other signs of impact trauma but not dramatic impact? Like hitting a window..is what I thought of seeing the one close picture of the starling in the grass." http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread913977/pg3
"The ones I have encountered ( red winged black birds just for the visual ) there was no doubt many of them were effected by some form of blunt force trauma, almost like they had run into something. Not to mention many of them among the dead, were not dead but severely injured, on the brink of death. My sister was concerned because she literally saw some "twitching"..what else was odd to me was the appearance of some of them having been smashed, not sure if that was from the initial impact of what has killed them or from hitting the ground so hard from the fall. Broken necks, etc. There was around 5,000 in my state alone.
As for their eyes, they were black and mostly shut. So I am not sure if the characteristics of their eyes match the starlings. I will say one thing that's for sure, it was extremely weird seeing the mass of dead birds, and how far they were scattered, yet so close together. Seeing those birds everyday in my area, then seeing them dead in such an odd way still makes me wonder." http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread913977/pg3
Thousands of dead birds are showing up on northern Michigan’s shorelines
The rapidly changing ecology of the Great Lakes Basin, brought on in large part by non-native, invasive species, is causing devastation among Michigan’s waterfowl, especially common loons.
The common loon, a beloved, iconic bird known for its eerily lonely, two-note call and its beautiful markings, suffered devastating losses along Lake Michigan’s northern shoreline this fall. Thousands of dead birds, mainly loons, washed ashore — from the Upper Peninsula, down to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. A large percentage of the dead loons had just entered their first year of breeding maturity.
The reason for the die-off, which follows similar incidents in 2006 and 2007, isn’t fully understood. But it is suspected that it is driven by the food chain linking the loon to invasive species, specifically, the quagga mussel, the zebra mussel and the round goby.
The common loon, a beloved, iconic bird known for its eerily lonely, two-note call and its beautiful markings, suffered devastating losses along Lake Michigan’s northern shoreline this fall. Thousands of dead birds, mainly loons, washed ashore — from the Upper Peninsula, down to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. A large percentage of the dead loons had just entered their first year of breeding maturity.
The reason for the die-off, which follows similar incidents in 2006 and 2007, isn’t fully understood. But it is suspected that it is driven by the food chain linking the loon to invasive species, specifically, the quagga mussel, the zebra mussel and the round goby.
"i cant gain a clear picture of that event from the description provided.
but another perspective.. show me these birds falling out of the sky on another day when there are no fireworks or festivities that would otherwise cause them to exhaust themselves or however else.. fall out of the sky.
ive been monitoring this for years.. and really i almost did make a prediction post.. but time was not willing
there should also be more of these stories surfacing. this could not be the only one.
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but u know what.. every year i see these mass bird deaths on new years day and the week of.. the reports always say the cause is currently unknown and the birds will be examined..
But do they ever report on what happened to the birds? i have unfortunately never gotten a final answer from the reports on these animal deaths.. neither the mass sealife deaths which are well monitored over at paradigms bend.
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have been using this site for a while.. it seemed the mass animal deaths in the ocean significantly increased literally right after the fukushima incident..paradigmsbend.blogspot.com...
source: http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread913977/pg3
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