(Beebe, AR) -- The investigation continues today into what caused at least a thousand black birds to simply fall out of the sky in Arkansas.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said calls began coming in about the birds late on New Year's eve.
An expert said the flock could have been hit by lightning or high-altitude hail, or the birds could have died from stress caused by New Year fireworks.
About 65 dead birds will be sent to the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission lab and the National Wildlife Health Center lab in Madison, Wisconsin for further examination.
And in another animal mystery out of Arkansas -- tens of thousands of fish were discovered dead a day before the bird episode.
They're floating along a 20-mile stretch of the Arkansas River, near Ozark.
Experts are trying to determine if disease may have been to blame, but appear stumped by the fact that only one species of fish was affected.
An official count of dead drum fish is expected to be released sometime today.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said calls began coming in about the birds late on New Year's eve.
An expert said the flock could have been hit by lightning or high-altitude hail, or the birds could have died from stress caused by New Year fireworks.
About 65 dead birds will be sent to the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission lab and the National Wildlife Health Center lab in Madison, Wisconsin for further examination.
And in another animal mystery out of Arkansas -- tens of thousands of fish were discovered dead a day before the bird episode.
They're floating along a 20-mile stretch of the Arkansas River, near Ozark.
Experts are trying to determine if disease may have been to blame, but appear stumped by the fact that only one species of fish was affected.
An official count of dead drum fish is expected to be released sometime today.
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