It’s Raining Birds!

New Jersey Usda New Jersey town alarmed after hundreds of birds fall dead from the sky

by Associated Press

Published: Tue, January 27, 2009 - 9:45 am CST Last Updated: Tue, January 27, 2009 - 10:44 am CST

FRANKLIN, N.J. (AP) - U.S. Agriculture Department officials say
residents of Somerset County, New Jersey, should have seen the last
of the starlings dropping out of the sky.
Hundreds of birds fell dead onto roads and lawns over the
weekend after agriculture officials decided to eradicate a flock
that had become a nuisance for a farmer and posed a health threat
to his livestock.
Police and the county health department were notified that the
birds were to be poisoned, but homeowners were not. Many were
startled and alarmed. One local official says "it was raining
birds."
A USDA spokeswoman tells residents the poisoning was closely
monitored and the pesticide used was harmless to people and pets.
She says her agency will try to do a better job of informing the
public in the future.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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southfan1981 Says:

Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 4:47 pm

Bleck.. Miles of waterways, golf courses and truck farms. EWWW YUCK GROSS.

rosepetal Says:

Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 4:24 pm

can you imagine the disease that could come out of this if they miss some of the bodies. i doubt they will get half of them.

southfan1981 Says:

Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 4:00 pm

Rosie, I actually lived in Franklin Township, NJ. It’s a strangely rural area mixed with high concentrations of residents. The birds there were disgusting. But can you imagine them raining down on you? Why didn’t they trap the birds? I would think that anything that was fatal to birds could be harmful to pets or children. There are way too many people that could have been exposed. ICK!