WASHINGTON (AFP) - – A flock of more than 1,000 blackbirds rained on the small town of Beebe, Arkansas, baffling wildlife officials who said on Sunday the birds would be tested.
The blackbirds began dropping from the sky on New Year's Eve, officials said, alarming residents as they mysteriously piled up on homes and gardens, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said in a Facebook posting.
Game authorities said they had no immediate answer as to why the birds fell from the sky, and that they would be tested on Monday.
Some scientists said they could have been hit by high-altitude hail, or startled by fireworks, the Arkansas Times reported.
People from most of Latin America, including neighboring Mexico and Central America, traditionally mark New Year's Eve by setting off fireworks for as long as possible -- a noisy celebration that might well have blasted the single flock of birds straight out of their roost.
Of the almost 310 million Americans, about 40 million are of Hispanic culture, and millions more Latin Americans live in the United States illegally.
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Wow, what an amazing sight i'd like to catch, seeing more than 1000 blackbirds raining on a small town. Inevitably, i'd shun away and be afraid but nonetheless, it's still a rare amusing sight.
Many possible reasons were laid out to determine the cause of these falling of black birds all of a sudden from no where. For me, i'd like to imagine that God sent this lovely blackbirds to add a little spice to the nature! :)
Side note joke: There's a saying," Birds of the same feather, flock together." These black birds sure do know how to flock together.
Kelly Lim
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Kelly Lim
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