It was déjà vu all over again on New Year’s Eve 2012 as dead blackbirds plummeted from the skies over an obscure Arkansas town called Beebe. If this story sounds familiar, it’s because the same exact thing happened one year ago.
According to The Huffington Post:
“Scientists say the loud cracks and booms from celebratory fireworks likely sent the birds into such a tizzy that they crashed into homes, cars and each other before plummeting to their deaths last New Year’s Eve. The birds landed on roofs, sidewalks, streets and fields. One struck a woman walking her dog. Another hit a police cruiser.”
Police in Beebe, AR were prompted to ban fireworks after dozens of the birds were found dead on December 31, 2011, one year after the original incident.
Although the bird deaths have not officially been blamed on the fireworks, authorities took proactive measures in an attempt to stop the carnage by enacting the ban. The dead birds were first reported around 7:00 p.m., right around the time revelers first began to set off the fireworks in celebration of New Year’s Day.
Animal control and local police are removing the dead birds and attempting to determine a final death count as well as the cause of the problem. Last year, the dead birds that fell from the skies over Arkansas prompted fears of an upcoming apocalypse.
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