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More than 100 dead birds found around Springfield intersection
November 18, 2012|by Paula Morehouse, KY3 News
SPRINGFIELD -- It's a mystery. What killed more than 100 birds that are all around the intersection of Erie and Fremont in Springfield.
They were discovered over the weekend.
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Mystery of Dead Birds at Intersection of Erie and Fremont Causes Concern
By: KOLR10 News
Updated: November 17, 2012
SPRINGFIELD, Mo -- A flock of birds found dead at the intersection of Erie and Fremont in Springfield has caught a lot of attention from viewers. Several passersby sent in pictures and estimate there are about forty to one hundred dead birds. There are phone and power lines in the area, but the birds were not near those lines. The birds were in the road on Fremont with the vast majority in the northbound lanes. One woman described the scene as "eerie".
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Scientists baffled by dead birds in Missouri
Posted: Nov 20, 2012 10:12 AM EST
Updated: Nov 22, 2012 10:12 AM EST
Courtesy KSPR / CNN Newsource
Springfield, MO--"I can't think of any explanation for what happened." says Judy Carmicheal who lives just about a hundred feet from where a flock of starlings died. On Saturday she came out to see the birds dead in the road on Fremont and Erie Street away from power lines and trees.
"None were on the sidewalk. There weren't any in the grass. They were just all right there and I just about counted everyone." says Carmichael. She counted about 100 birds. Garrett Lane works along the intersection and when he showed up some of the birds were still alive.
"Most of the birds were standing right here just leaning up against the wall so when I walked up they wouldn't fly away so that was kind of odd to me. Why aren't the birds flying away--they just weren't able to fly." says Lane. There were no dead birds on his lawn. He doesn't know what happened to the birds that couldn't fly.
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The Missouri Department of Conservation collected a few of the birds and put them in a freezer. It hopes to find some one to test the birds. The Springfield-Greene County Health Department only tests birds with rabies and doesn't plan to test these birds.
November 18, 2012|by Paula Morehouse, KY3 News
SPRINGFIELD -- It's a mystery. What killed more than 100 birds that are all around the intersection of Erie and Fremont in Springfield.
They were discovered over the weekend.
...
Mystery of Dead Birds at Intersection of Erie and Fremont Causes Concern
By: KOLR10 News
Updated: November 17, 2012
SPRINGFIELD, Mo -- A flock of birds found dead at the intersection of Erie and Fremont in Springfield has caught a lot of attention from viewers. Several passersby sent in pictures and estimate there are about forty to one hundred dead birds. There are phone and power lines in the area, but the birds were not near those lines. The birds were in the road on Fremont with the vast majority in the northbound lanes. One woman described the scene as "eerie".
...
Scientists baffled by dead birds in Missouri
Posted: Nov 20, 2012 10:12 AM EST
Updated: Nov 22, 2012 10:12 AM EST
Courtesy KSPR / CNN Newsource
Springfield, MO--"I can't think of any explanation for what happened." says Judy Carmicheal who lives just about a hundred feet from where a flock of starlings died. On Saturday she came out to see the birds dead in the road on Fremont and Erie Street away from power lines and trees.
"None were on the sidewalk. There weren't any in the grass. They were just all right there and I just about counted everyone." says Carmichael. She counted about 100 birds. Garrett Lane works along the intersection and when he showed up some of the birds were still alive.
"Most of the birds were standing right here just leaning up against the wall so when I walked up they wouldn't fly away so that was kind of odd to me. Why aren't the birds flying away--they just weren't able to fly." says Lane. There were no dead birds on his lawn. He doesn't know what happened to the birds that couldn't fly.
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The Missouri Department of Conservation collected a few of the birds and put them in a freezer. It hopes to find some one to test the birds. The Springfield-Greene County Health Department only tests birds with rabies and doesn't plan to test these birds.
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