Hundreds of dead birds discovered in E. Texas

[deminks]

http://www.ktre.com/global/story.asp?s=13787277

EAST TEXAS (KLTV) - Some east Texans observing hundreds of dead birds on an East Texas bridge are wondering this morning, if their find is related to the discoveries of dead birds in Louisiana and Arkansas.

Around 200 birds were found dead on the Hwy 155 bridge over the Lake O' the Pines, Wednesday morning.

The cause of death is unknown at this time, as well as the species of bird.

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[Kalyke]

1. COREXIT. eom

[tabatha]

2. Those look like American Coots.

[XemaSab]

12. They are coots

:(

[AuntPatsy]

3. Beautiful area and fairly close to ark incident, regardless of this happening

In past, no explanation ever given n never on this scale so those griping about it being tinfoil fodder are not paying full attention

[Aleric]

4. Critical questions

1) Are these all the same species of bird?
2) In previous instances, were they all the same species?

This is critical because authorities are blaming natural occurrences on these incidents based on the idea that the birds are nesting at night, something happens. they take flight and accidents occur. If all the birds (or a vast majority) in each case are of the same species the "night roosting" theory has credibility.

An alternative, same-species theory would involve viral or bacterial illness.

If the birds are of widely divergent species, then we definitely need to start looking for a man-made cause.

Does anyone have more info?

[deminks]

5. The birds here in East Texas appear to be American coots. The birds in Ar, Ky, and La were

starlings, grackles, and redwing blackbirds - which do flock together, but are different species.

[Aleric]

6. But each incident was primarily one species at a time?

Is that correct?

We have a serious grackle overpopulation problem in San Antonio. If similar population booms are occurring in those areas I can see how these incidents might result in surprisingly high numbers.

[deminks]

7. The incident in Beebe, Ar involved grackles, redwings and starlings.

The incident in Ky involved all three. The incident in La involved all three. The incident in Texas appears to be mostly if not all American coots.

[tabatha]

10. I do not mind seeing the demise of starlings

They are an invasive pest.

However, the grackle species here are variable.

In CA, there are thousands of redwings.

[Aleric]

13. On this continent, Humans are pests

It's never good to evaluate these things based on whether or not something is a pest. Even pests have a place in the environment. Overpopulation indicate imbalances in the environment whether humans are present or not.

We've got to get beyond saving the "pretty" animals and ignoring the ones we don't like. Protecting species based on our personal taste only aggravates the problem.

[AuntPatsy]

8. There is no over population of birds in that area

[Tsiyu]

9. Gettin kinda sketchy

Canary in the coal mine anyone?

[OneGrassRoot]

11. Wonder if there's a Halliburton connection to the locations involved?

Tin foil to some perhaps, but I don't doubt ANYTHING when it comes to Halliburton and other companies involved with drilling, fracking and other activities with truly no concern for the Earth (or the human population) whatsoever.

[Tsiyu]

14. Always follow the money first these days

sad but true