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Scientists Say 'Blunt Force Trauma' Killed Arkansas Blackbirds

Scientists investigating the death of thousands of blackbirds in Arkansas say they've identified the cause of death: blunt force trauma. Locals in Beebe, Ark., were mystified when as many as 5,000 red-winged blackbirds dropped out of the sky Dec. 31. Studies commissioned by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission ruled out...

Devil Crabs the Latest Mass Die-Off Victims; Thousands Wash Ashore in England

The wildlife death toll of 2011 continues as thousands of dead devil crabs have been found along the coast of Kent in southeast England. According to The Daily Mail, beaches are littered with dead crabs, plus smaller piles of dead anemones, whelks and sponges. Following recent mass deaths of birds, bees and fish, this...

Fireworks May Have Sent Ark. Birds Into a Tizzy

BEEBE, Ark. -- Celebratory fireworks likely sent thousands of discombobulated blackbirds into such a tizzy that they crashed into homes, cars and each other before plummeting to their deaths in central Arkansas, scientists say. Still, officials acknowledge it's unlikely they'll ever pinpoint a cause with certainty. So for...

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06/29/11 Blackbird Source: Backstage.com In David Harrower's potent long one-act, angry and determined Una (Corryn Cummins) turns up at the office where Ray (Sam Anderson) works.
05/19/11 Data Governance Suite manages Windows event log data. Source: ThomasNet Today at Microsoft's Tech Ed North America 2011 conference, the Blackbird Group unveiled the Blackbird event vault, the newest module in the Blackbird Management Suite, the world's first truly integrated and complete solution for identity and data governance lifecycle management.
05/05/11 Blackbird Source: Alan Coady's Musical Blog
01/23/11 Blackbird Source: Crafty Green Poet a cloud 'rainbow' circles the moon for A River of...

Background on blackbirds

Blackbirds of 1928 was a hit Broadway revue with music by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Dorothy Fields. It contained the songs "Diga Diga Do", the duo's first hit, "I Can't Give You Anything But Love", and "I Must Have That Man" all sung by Adelaide Hall.

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