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Dead birds rain down on towns half a world apart
Last updated at 22:00pm on 10th January 2007
Dead birds: Several streets were closed in Austin, Texas, while police investigated
It could be the plot of a horror film, but in two towns on opposite sides of the world the mysterious phenomenon of thousands of dead birds dropping out of the sky is all too real.
Officials are baffled by the unexplained deaths which have affected Australia and the U.S.
Three weeks ago thousands of crows, pigeons, wattles and honeyeaters fell out of the sky in Esperance, Western Australia.
Then last week dozens of grackles, sparrows and pigeons dropped dead on two streets in Austin, Texas.
As birds continue to die in Esperance and the town's dawn chorus remains eerily silent, vets in both countries have been unable to establish a cause of death - despite carrying out a large number of autopsies on the birds.
Dead birds: Several streets were closed in Austin, Texas, while police investigated
It could be the plot of a horror film, but in two towns on opposite sides of the world the mysterious phenomenon of thousands of dead birds dropping out of the sky is all too real.
Officials are baffled by the unexplained deaths which have affected Australia and the U.S.
Three weeks ago thousands of crows, pigeons, wattles and honeyeaters fell out of the sky in Esperance, Western Australia.
Then last week dozens of grackles, sparrows and pigeons dropped dead on two streets in Austin, Texas.
As birds continue to die in Esperance and the town's dawn chorus remains eerily silent, vets in both countries have been unable to establish a cause of death - despite carrying out a large number of autopsies on the birds.
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And in Colorado as well:
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Bird deaths being investigated
By Ben Ready The Daily Times-Call
By Ben Ready The Daily Times-Call
Publish Date: 1/10/2007
One of many dead birds lies along the edge of U.S. Highway 287 south of Longmont on Tuesday. Boulder County health officials and the Colorado Division of Wildlife were coordinating efforts to investigate the site and determine the cause of the birds’ death.Times-Call/Bradley Wakoff
Bird deaths being investigated
By Ben Ready The Daily Times-Call
LONGMONT — About 40 dead birds littered a short stretch of U.S. Highway 287 south of the city Tuesday.
Boulder County health officials and the Colorado Division of Wildlife were still coordinating efforts late afternoon to investigate the site, just south Mooring Road.
One of many dead birds lies along the edge of U.S. Highway 287 south of Longmont on Tuesday. Boulder County health officials and the Colorado Division of Wildlife were coordinating efforts to investigate the site and determine the cause of the birds’ death.Times-Call/Bradley Wakoff
Bird deaths being investigated
By Ben Ready The Daily Times-Call
LONGMONT — About 40 dead birds littered a short stretch of U.S. Highway 287 south of the city Tuesday.
Boulder County health officials and the Colorado Division of Wildlife were still coordinating efforts late afternoon to investigate the site, just south Mooring Road.
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