Dozens of dead birds found off Highway 101 - Jan 2011
GEYSERVILLE (AP) — California wildlife officials are trying to figure out what caused the death of more than 100 birds found clustered together off Highway 101. California Highway Patrol officers found the birds near the roadway Saturday and called in the California Department of Fish and Game to investigate. The officers who found the birds described them as small with brown and black feathers. They said they were intact and hadn't been shot.
The reports come as other bird deaths have been reported in Arkansas, Louisiana and other states.
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Birds Fall From Sky In California, Thousands Of Dead Fish In Chicago - Jan 2011
Over 100 birds were found dead along a California highway this past weekend, and thousands of dead fish were reported along Chicago's lakefront prior to that. A smaller incident of around 30 dead birds was also reported in Missouri.
According to the AP, the dead birds found along Highway 101 in California "were intact and had not been shot." Thousands of gizzard shad, a member of the herring family, were found dead in Chicago's harbors, many floating in ice, The Sun-Time reports. Even more abnormal, according to wildlife experts, was the sight of Canada geese and mallards munching on the dead fish, something not ordinarily a part of their diet.
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