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My guess is methane.
I don't know maybe but this was also reported at the same time
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Both within 24 hours of each other, in geologically active areas where active natural gas drilling is taking place and with a swarm of microquakes taking place smack dab in between them?
Yep, methane seems reasonable to me.
LABARRE Hundreds of dead and dying birds littered a quarter-mile stretch of highway in Pointe Coupee Parish on Monday as motorists drove over and around them.
State biologists are trying to determine what led to the deaths of the estimated 500 red-winged blackbirds and starlings on La. 1 just down the road from Pointe Coupee Central High School.
The discovery of the dead birds some of which were lying face down, clumped in groups, while others were face up with their wings outstretched and rigid legs pointing upward comes just three days after more than 3,000 blackbirds rained down from the sky in Beebe, Ark.
Necropsies performed Monday on the birds in Arkansas showed the birds suffered internal injuries that formed blood clots leading to their deaths, The Associated Press reported.
In Louisiana, biologists with the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spent part of the day Monday scooping up some of the birds in Pointe Coupee Parish to be sent for testing at labs in Georgia and Wisconsin.
2theadvocate.com | News | Mass La. bird deaths puzzle investigators — Baton Rouge, LA
LABARRE Hundreds of dead and dying birds littered a quarter-mile stretch of highway in Pointe Coupee Parish on Monday as motorists drove over and around them.
State biologists are trying to determine what led to the deaths of the estimated 500 red-winged blackbirds and starlings on La. 1 just down the road from Pointe Coupee Central High School.
The discovery of the dead birds some of which were lying face down, clumped in groups, while others were face up with their wings outstretched and rigid legs pointing upward comes just three days after more than 3,000 blackbirds rained down from the sky in Beebe, Ark.
Necropsies performed Monday on the birds in Arkansas showed the birds suffered internal injuries that formed blood clots leading to their deaths, The Associated Press reported.
In Louisiana, biologists with the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spent part of the day Monday scooping up some of the birds in Pointe Coupee Parish to be sent for testing at labs in Georgia and Wisconsin.
2theadvocate.com | News | Mass La. bird deaths puzzle investigators — Baton Rouge, LA
I heard that the fireworks theory is that these birds don't have good night vision, were stunned by the fireworks, got confused and started running into houses. I don't like that one because people are describing it as the birds falling out of the sky. It seems trumped up, like they're hiding something.
This is very weird and the methane theory seems interesting. That could also account for the fishes.
Global warming? Is the end near? You decide.
Same area as the tornadoes
Id say it was a harp test.
This is a very interesting occurence. The physical proximity of the drilling, the small earthquakes, dead birds, dead fish. Connection or no connection? Really interested in what the scientists are going to tell us.
The earthquakes are interesting. They're in the approximate area of the Enola Swarm Area, which is more or less constantly active with these miniquake swarms. They had one in October and one in November too. But they're always pinpointed within a couple miles of Enola, and these are near Guy - which is several miles outside the normal swarm area. And there have never been occurrences like this before with an Enola swarm - that anyone knows of anyway. Related? Not related? Just odd coincidence?
This is a very interesting occurence. The physical proximity of the drilling, the small earthquakes, dead birds, dead fish. Connection or no connection? Really interested in what the scientists are going to tell us.
The earthquakes are interesting. They're in the approximate area of the Enola Swarm Area, which is more or less constantly active with these miniquake swarms. They had one in October and one in November too. But they're always pinpointed within a couple miles of Enola, and these are near Guy - which is several miles outside the normal swarm area. And there have never been occurrences like this before with an Enola swarm - that anyone knows of anyway. Related? Not related? Just odd coincidence?
Therewereplenty of reports of toxic rain even further north following the use of corexit dispersant. The fish and bird die off are a first, the gas drilling and earthquakes are not a first. I posted on the geographic relationship of the gulf spill in the fish thread.
http://www.usmessageboard.com/envir...le-section-of-arkansas-river.html#post3159982
The earthquakes are interesting. They're in the approximate area of the Enola Swarm Area, which is more or less constantly active with these miniquake swarms. They had one in October and one in November too. But they're always pinpointed within a couple miles of Enola, and these are near Guy - which is several miles outside the normal swarm area. And there have never been occurrences like this before with an Enola swarm - that anyone knows of anyway. Related? Not related? Just odd coincidence?
There were plenty of reports of toxic rain even further north following the use of corexit dispersant. The fish and bird die off are a first, the gas drilling and earthquakes are not a first. I posted on the geographic relationship of the gulf spill in the fish thread.
http://www.usmessageboard.com/envir...le-section-of-arkansas-river.html#post3159982
This is what's happening in the Marcellus Shale, my backyard:
Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com
Fractured wells can contaminate water or even air in a hot minute if done improperly, as you can see in the video. Or it can work its way to the surface and into water on its own, as a result of seismic or other geologic activity. Releases can be large scale or very localized and brief, depending on the geology of the area.
All of these kills occurred in gas producing areas and primarily affected one species. Natural gas is almost entirely methane. Methane is poisonous, and some species have higher tolerance than others.
Do the math. I realize the whole situation is a tinfoil hatter's dream, but the real explanation is likely the most obvious. The question is, why now and why in only these places? The autopsies won't answer that one, IMO they should be sending in geologists.
(CNN) -- Arkansas game officials hope testing scheduled to begin Monday will solve the mystery of why up to 5,000 birds fell from the sky just before midnight New Year's Eve.
The birds -- most of which were dead -- were red-winged blackbirds and starlings, and they were found within a one-mile area of Beebe, about 40 miles northeast of Little Rock, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said. Birds fell over about a one-mile area, the commission said in a statement.
As of Saturday, between 4,000 and 5,000 birds had been found dead, said Keith Stephens with the commission.
"Shortly after I arrived, there were still birds falling from the sky," said commission wildlife officer Robby King in the statement. He said he collected about 65 dead birds.
Arkansas game officials probe mystery of falling birds - CNN.com
Global warming? Is the end near? You decide.
why suddenly do i not believe a word of this? if it were 'natural' wouldnt it have happened on a large scale like this before? and now suddenly it happens twice
red winged blackbirds and starlings will eat about anything
My first guess would be toxins or poison.
My first thought as well. They say it happened very fast though and it was contained within a relatively small radius... 5000 birds. Eerie.
My first guess would be toxins or poison.
My first thought as well. They say it happened very fast though and it was contained within a relatively small radius... 5000 birds. Eerie.
My first thought was botulism poisoning in a near by water supply. We had a case of this in NM a while back...killed many ducks (and other small animals).
Once infected they can spread it to other animals that they come in contact with.