I did see an unusual event here in Masssachusetts in front of a local =0Ama=
ll...There was 1-2 dozen dead birds that were pulverized by the traffic in =
a =0Acirclular area approximately 50' Ft. in diameter. There was an animal =
control =0Avehicle on scene. I was an animal control officer for 13 years a=
nd have never =0Aencountered such an unusual incident. Len=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A__=
______________________________=0AFrom: Mike Lozano =
=0ATo: psnlist@...................... Wed, January 5, 2011 1:40:47 PM=0ASub=
ject: RE: Guy, AR=0A=0A=0AI was just listening to the Noon News and apparen=
tly there=E2=80=99s been another =0Amassive bird die-off along Congress Ave=
.. in Austin, Texas.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99ll keep tuned to =0Aconfirm this is in =
fact what I saw on the tube.=0AMike, K5RLY=0ALockhart, TX 78644=0A=C2=A0=0A=
From:psnlist-request@.............. [mailto:psnlist-request@................
 On =0ABehalf Of Thomas Dick=0ASent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 12:26 PM=
=0ATo: psnlist@......................... Re: Guy, AR=0A=C2=A0=0AOn 1/5/2011=
 7:47 AM, gpayton@............. wrote: =0A=C2=A0=0A=C2=A0=0AHi Chris,=0A=C2=
=A0=0AGreat to see you online again! =0AMe too Chris=0A=0A=0A=0AThe gas ide=
a was only a passing thought on my part.=C2=A0 I know that volcano =0Aactiv=
ity and sometimes oil drilling releases pockets of hydrogen sulfide, but I =
=0Adon=E2=80=99t remember of a spontaneous release.=C2=A0 And, like we say,=
 it is heavier than =0Aair.=0AI wasn't trying to project what gas...if any.=
 Suppose a gas were involved, why =0Awould it have to be heavier than air?=
=C2=A0 Many of these drilling sites have catch =0Abasins lined with a blue =
shale. This cost something to build. Why? The "event" =0Aoccurred during a =
holiday week when I suspect the working force would be =0Aminimal. In fact,=
 the number of quakes was minimal since before Xmas.=0A=0A=0A=C2=A0 =0A=C2=
=A0=0AThese Red-wing Blackbirds fly and roost by the thousands in tight for=
mations.=C2=A0 =0AThey sometime look like clouds of undulating and changing=
 smoke when flying in =0Athe distance.=C2=A0 =0A=0AThe habits of these bird=
s is to feed in the country and move to the warmer urban =0Aareas at night.=
 This would put them in the air and away from populated areas =0Awhen this =
front passed..=0A=0A=0A=C2=A0=0AI saw an TV interview with a Arkansas Game =
and Wildlife representative yesterday =0Awho said that they were looking in=
to the fireworks possibility and the birds =0Abecoming frightened.=C2=A0 As=
 you may know, here in the U.S. it is a custom sometimes =0Ato shoot off fi=
reworks in celebration of the New Year.=C2=A0 However, this was a =0Asmall =
rural area and I don=E2=80=99t know how much of a fireworks display they ma=
y have =0Ahad.=C2=A0 That is questionable in my mind.=0AWhen this excuse wa=
s offered it sounded like some sort of coverup.=C2=A0 There is an =0Aarticl=
e out of Lake charles, LA area that suggests a type of mold. As far as the =
=0Atheory of disease, sick birds would settle on a perch. Many of these bir=
ds =0Aexhibited injuries that indicated they were in flight and crashed to =
earth;=C2=A0 the =0Asame with the "event" in Louisiana. =0A=0A=0A=0A=C2=A0=
=0AI know that in Dallas, Texas there is a park downtown that is a frequent=
 =0Aroosting spot for similar type birds.=C2=A0 They reappeared each year c=
ausing a lot =0Aof noise and mess from their droppings, creating a big heal=
th hazard.=C2=A0=C2=A0 The city =0Atried using fireworks to frighten them a=
way and didn=E2=80=99t work.=0A=C2=A0=0AHowever, fireworks were the leading=
 theory, as of last night.=0A=C2=A0=0ABeing a meteorology =E2=80=9Cnerd=E2=
=80=9D, I also know that tornadoes have cause similar events =0Ain the past=
, even sucking fish from lakes.=C2=A0 There WAS a tornado event in =0ACinci=
nnati, AR that same night.=C2=A0 It was probably more than a hundred miles =
West =0Aof the bird event though.=C2=A0 The line of storms did move NE and =
would have =0Aprobably passed over that area later.=C2=A0 I do not know the=
 exact timeline for each =0Aoccurrence.=0AThe storm hit Cincinnati AR at ab=
out=C2=A0 6AM, passed south of Springfield. It moved =0AENE toward St. Loui=
s. Another storm cell moved toward Memphis TN from the =0AJackson, MI area.=
 I think you will see that this was more an embedded tornado. A =0Agust fro=
nt was not reported. The storm weakened as it moved east and by middle =0Ao=
f the afternoon had lost it punch in Illinois and west of Memphis.=0A=0A=0A=
=C2=A0 As you suggest, lightening or hail is a possibility too.=C2=A0 I=E2=
=80=99ve heard not =0Amention of that occurring at the time, but is another=
 theory.=0A=C2=A0=0AThere are now three reported instances of bird deaths; =
Lake Charles, La, , =0Amiddle Mississippi(New Roads/Morganza area) and Beeb=
I did see an unusual event here in Masssachusetts in front of a l=
ocal mall...There was 1-2 dozen dead birds that were pulverized by the traf=
fic in a circlular area approximately 50' Ft. in diameter. There was an ani=
mal control vehicle on scene. I was an animal control officer for 13 years =
and have never encountered such an unusual incident. Len
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Subject: RE: Guy, AR

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I was just listening t=
o the Noon News and apparently there=E2=80=99s been another massive bird di=
e-off along Congress Ave. in Austin, Texas.  I=E2=80=99ll keep tuned t=
o confirm this is in fact what I saw on the tube.
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Mike, K5RLY
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Lockhart, TX 78644
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onics.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Dick
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ry 05, 2011 12:26 PM
To: psnlist@..............
Subject: Re: Guy, AR
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=0AOn 1/5/2011 7:47 AM, gpayton@............. wrote: 
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Great to see you online again! 
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The gas idea was only a passing thought o=
n my part.  I know that volcano activity and sometimes oil drilling re=
leases pockets of hydrogen sulfide, but I don=E2=80=99t remember of a spont=
aneous release.  And, like we say, it is heavier than air.
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I wasn't trying to project what=
 gas...if any. Suppose a gas were involved, why would it have to be heavier=
 than air?  Many of these drilling sites have catch basins lined with =
a blue shale. This cost something to build. Why? The "event" occurred durin=
g a holiday week when I suspect the working force would be minimal. In fact=
, the number of quakes was minimal since before Xmas.

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These Red-wing Blackbirds fly and roost by the thousands in tight formatio=
ns.  They sometime look like clouds of undulating and changing smoke w=
hen flying in the distance.  
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The habits of these birds is to feed in the country and move=
 to the warmer urban areas at night. This would put them in the air and awa=
y from populated areas when this front passed..

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I saw an TV intervie=
w with a Arkansas Game and Wi=
ldlife representative yesterday who said that they were looking=
 into the fireworks possibility and the birds becoming frightened.  As=
 you may know, here in the U.S. it is a custom sometimes to shoot off firew=
orks in celebration of the New Year.  However, this was a small rural =
area and I don=E2=80=99t know how much of a fireworks display they may have=
 had.  That is questionable in my mind.
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When this excuse was offered it sounded like some =
sort of coverup.  There is an article out of Lake charles, LA area tha=
t suggests a type of mold. As far as the theory of disease, sick birds woul=
d settle on a perch. Many of these birds exhibited injuries that indicated =
they were in flight and crashed to earth;  the same with the "event" i=
n Louisiana. 

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I know that in Dallas, Texas there is a park downtown t=
hat is a frequent roosting spot for similar type birds.  They reappear=
ed each year causing a lot of noise and mess from their droppings, creating=
 a big health hazard.   The city tried using fireworks to frighte=
n them away and didn=E2=80=99t work.
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However, fireworks were the leading theory, as of last night.=
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Being a meteorology =E2=80=9Cnerd=E2=
=80=9D, I also know that tornadoes have cause similar events in the past, e=
ven sucking fish from lakes.  There WAS a tornado event in Cincinnati,=
 AR that same night.  It was probably more than a hundred miles West o=
f the bird event though.  The line of storms did move NE and would hav=
e probably passed over that area later.  I do not know the exact timel=
ine for each occurrence.
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The storm hit Cincinnati AR at about  6AM, passed south of Spring=
field. It moved ENE toward St. Louis. Another storm cell moved toward Memph=
is TN from the Jackson, MI area. I think you will see that this was more an=
 embedded tornado. A gust front was not reported. The storm weakened as it =
moved east and by middle of the afternoon had lost it punch in Illinois and=
 west of Memphis.

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uggest, lightening or hail is a possibility too.  I=E2=80=99ve heard n=
ot mention of that occurring at the time, but is another theory.
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There are now three reported instances of bird deaths; Lake Charle=
s, La, , middle Mississippi(New Roads/Morganza area) and Beebe, AR.  <=