Massive bird death again?

[JayGoliath]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/...alling-from-sky-bird-deaths-arkansas-science/

No matter how it arrives, death appears to be very much a fact of life for birds. "Young birds that hatch in the spring have an approximately 75 percent chance of not reaching their first birthdays," the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Rowe said.

"To biologists, these deaths are normal occurrences.

 

[Steely_Gunz]

I heard about this. It's tough to figure out what is statistically significant in the information age.

 

[JayGoliath]

Jake,

Another occurence, this time Nemos in Norway.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45856716

Locals also started pondering how to clean up the estimated 20 tons of dead fish on the beach in Kvaenes, near Tromsoe, north of the Arctic Circle, before it decayed. But before they could start, the fish disappeared.

Holst said Tuesday the herrings have likely washed back into the North Sea.