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New Jersey: Pesticides Blamed After Dozens of Dead Birds Fall From The Sky Like ‘Something Out Of A Movie’

08/14/2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

By Dan Stamm, NBC10 – “Residents in a Cumberland County community were left wondering Tuesday morning what caused dozens of birds to drop dead from the sky.

Residents along Peach Drive in Millville found at least 80 birds — many red-winged blackbirds — on the ground dead having fallen from trees and the sky. One neighbor even said he saw the birds falling out of the air.

‘Crazy — something out of a movie,’ said resident Michelle Cavalieri who saw the birds fall from the sky.

The birds caused a bloody mess on roadways in the residential neighborhood.

‘They’d get up and try and fly and they were out of control so they’d crash and fall again,’ said resident Jim Sinclair. ‘It was just strange.’

Animal control, public health officials and other emergency crews were on the scene later Tuesday morning collecting dead birds to try and figure out exactly what caused so many of them to die.” Read more.

Categories: Man-Made Disasters, Mass Animal Deaths
  1. Danielle's avatar
    Danielle
    08/16/2012 at 8:19 PM
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    OUCH :( I grew up in Iowa. Corn country. The Mississippi Valley. I am an Environmentalist / Student. I love to hear the distinctive call of the Red Wing Blackbird male looking for a mate. WE encroached on their territory. The birds can not help but to survive. Humans should understand. We caused the problem. Now it is time to correct it before the pesticide(s) seep into the water table. The Mighty Miss can not handle any more pain. This pain effects all life. If you prefer, it affects all life :) I now live in PA. I have been a proud participant of the watershed in my locale, as are our local / federal agencies. Wonderful Environmentalists.

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    sage_brush
    08/19/2012 at 3:04 PM
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    Maybe all the drone activity is causing the problem.. Just look what wind turbines do to migrating water fowl!

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