A few days after the deaths of 5,000 birds in Arkansas, Louisiana wildlife experts on Tuesday were investigating the deaths of 500 birds along a stretch of highway in Pointe Coupee Parish.
The Louisiana birds included red-winged blackbirds, the same type discovered dead in Arkansas.
While the deaths seem startling, a bird expert said these types of birds tend to roost at night in huge numbers, and a disturbance can easily cause some to be disoriented and collide with buildings or trees. More...
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This is terrible! What on earth is going on?!? I hope there is a good explanation for all these mysterious deaths!
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