Mystery Bird Die-Off In Sonoma County

Mystery Bird Die-Off In Sonoma County

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Posted: 7:14 am PST January 11, 2011

SANTA ROSA -- Days after massive bird die-offs in the south, Sonoma County officials Tuesday had a mystery of their own as more than 100 bird carcasses were discovered near Geyserville.

California Highway Patrol Officer Jon Sloat said the birds were discovered on to Independence Lane at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

The California Department of Fish and Game was notified and a local warden responded. He took several of the birds away to be identified...

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100 Birds died in Sonoma, CA. Not sure if this number is high enough to qualify as a mass die-off. I keep thinking thousands are needed to qualify, maybe 100 is enough. Temperature outside yesterday morning in the SF Bay area was 21 degrees.

Last I checked this was not yet posed on Google Maps:
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reply to post by dbriefed


There was one thread with 2 birds, and another thread with 1 bird, LOL! I think 100 qualifies.

I think it is much more common to see 10 or 20 or even 100 birds die off, so it might be a natural occurence, but in light of recent events, it should be noted and investigated.