Dead Birds and Fish:
While officials in Arkansas and Louisiana scramble to determined what caused 4,500 red-winged blackbirds, starlings and grackles to fall out of the sky, officials in Sweden announced Wednesday, Jan.5 that about 100 dead birds have been found there.
The birds fell near Falkoping, a city near Skovde.
"We do not know what the cause is," Skovde police commander Tomas Ahlgren said.
While usually not given mention, reports of mass bird deaths are now surfacing and the public is taking notice.
According to the U.S. Geological Service, 90 mass bird deaths have occurred between June and December 2010, including the recent incidents in the United States.
Reports also show that a parasite killed 1,000 birds in Minnesota and Houston, Texas between Sept. 6 and Nov. 26 of last year.
Biologists also do not know why approximately 100,000 drum fish washed up on the Arkansas River this week.
To link a fish kill to the mass death of birds, officials say, can be difficult without proof that a common agent is present and that both animals are susceptible to it.
As for the U.S. birds, everything from an alien invasion, Bible prophecy and secret government testing has been speculated by millions who don’t buy that 4,500 confused birds simply flew into bad weather, buildings, trees and power lines.
The absence of a scientific explanation continues to lead experts to leave each incident in the category of coincidence.
"I haven't found anything to link the two at this point," wildlife veterinarian Jim LaCour said, speaking of dead birds in Arkansas and Louisiana.
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