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Officials: Beebe blackbirds targeted by fireworks

The state Game and Fish Commission said Sunday that people targeted a blackbird roost in a central Arkansas town on New Year's Eve, leading to about 100 birds dying in the community where thousands of the birds died a year before.

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sjsmith - 1/2/2012 7:25 AM
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SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO maybe Beebe needs a "Partner" program (like NLR) to control the Blackbirds, get a dog to run around in the wild and bark at the birds too scare them off. Maybe some cages to do a catch & release program. Just think about that, 1000's of people out there with nets, running around trying to catch the birds, hehehehehehe.

RGilbert - 1/1/2012 2:36 PM
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Well for what it's worth, here's some of my theories, 1 some type of equipment is being used at the nearby missile silo's involving microwaves. 2 Using some type of Electro Magnetic device. 3 A machine similar to or along the lines of Nikola Tesla's earthquake machine. 4 Some type of Sonic Pulse gun.

dbell1228 - 1/1/2012 11:19 AM
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I live about 6 miles from Beebe, AR. and my daughter walks alot and she said a red wing black bird fell out of a tree in the daylight and hit her, and she has been seening them dead for the past week so this isnt something that is just happing in beebe. its also happing around my home

dbell1228 - 1/1/2012 11:14 AM
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I live about 6 miles from beebe arkansas, and my daughter told me she has been seeing black brids falling out of the sky and one hit her a few days ago. b=Before last nites accident with the birds falling again. I dont really now whats going on but we know its not fireworks.

jefferyhall - 1/1/2012 7:58 AM
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ok wich is greater fireworks on new yrs or fireworks on frth of july? arkansas isnt the only place for black birds i think right? if this idea about fireworks involving the death of thousands of harmless birds! is or turns out to be true! remove the fireworks right? and besides my opinion is that all fireworks should be outlawd in every state . causes to many problems period.

RADAD - 1/1/2012 3:39 AM
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I am with you on that theory Dude. NO WAY "fireworks" are going to cause the death of more than 5,000 birds, especially Blackbirds. What ever happened with the story of the Drum Fish that died in the 10's of thousands. Arkansas was not the only state that had birds fall either, there were several others. I smell some cow patties!

Dude III - 1/1/2012 1:44 AM
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This theory on why these birds are dying just don't fly.
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