Mystery of dead birds falling from sky

First of all a happy national bird day to all the bird lovers. As I was surfing web, checking photos and reading the articles about the day a shocking piece of news grabbed my attention. It was about the dead birds falling from sky in Arkansas and Louisiana, NA. Now when I searched deep in this matter I found similar incident took place in other countries too like Brazil and Japan. Though all the govt. and local agencies have given different reasons and theories for the massive deaths but none of them is sure about what has actually happened. 

It all started on the very 1^st day of 2011 in Arkansas where an estimated 5,000 red-winged blackbirds dropped dead from the sky. In the small town of Beebe in central Arkansas, scientists said celebratory fireworks on New Year’s Eve likely sent thousands of discombobulated blackbirds into such a tizzy that they crashed into homes, cars and each other before plummeting to their deaths. "The blackbirds were flying at rooftop level instead of treetop level" to avoid explosions above, said Karen Rowe, an ornithologist with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.

But there are certain facts which still needs explanation, like why only one particular species out of 9800, why only this time I mean people celebrate the new year with crackers every year, why only in particular locations, whether trauma was caused by something hitting them in the air or by hitting the ground.

While reading, I found one interesting theory relating all these events to changes in earth’s magnetic field. You can read it here.  http://www.naturesmell.com/blackbirds-dropping-from-the-sky-dead-and-not-just-in-arkansas/

Next incident took yesterday, 3 days after the 1^st one in Louisiana. The same species, same deadly event and this time the number was around 500. Surprisingly this time there were no indications of physical trauma in the samples of dead birds like the last time. Brazil and Japan have also reported high number of bird deaths. According to some Japanese reports likely reason of these deaths can be bird-flue.

The birds were the second mass wildlife death in Arkansas in recent days. Last week, about 83,000 dead and dying drum fish washed up along a 20-mile stretch of the Arkansas River.

The reason is unknown but the consequences are real and disturbing. Whatever may be the reason may it be fireworks or disturbance in earth’s magnetic field, one thing is for sure –it is because of us. It is the ugly preview of the what the future is about to unfold  if we do not stop our ecosystem disturbing activities