This was pointed out by my new favorite blog Bits and Pieces
Birds are falling from the sky left and right. All in the last few days. Something is going on here…and it’s a little scary.
THOUSANDS of birds have fallen from the skies over Esperance and no one knows why.
Is it an illness, toxins or a natural phenomenon? A string of autopsies in Perth have shed no light on the mystery.All the residents of flood-devastated Esperance know is that their "dawn chorus" of singing birds is missing.
The
main casualties are wattle birds, yellow-throated miners, new holland
honeyeaters and singing honeyeaters, although some dead crows, hawks
and pigeons have also been found.Wildlife officers are
baffled by the "catastrophic" event, which the Department of
Environment and Conservation said began well before last week’s freak
storm.On Monday, Esperance, 725km southeast of Perth, was declared a natural disaster zone.
AUSTIN, Texas
(AP) — Police shut down 10 blocks of businesses in the heart of
downtown early Monday after dozens of birds were found dead in the
streets, but officials said preliminary tests showed no dangerous
chemicals in the air.As many as 60 dead pigeons,
sparrows and grackles were found overnight along Congress Avenue, a
main route through downtown. No human injuries or illnesses were
reported.