Mysterious dead birds prompt downtown Austin shutdown

[Bustem' Down]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Police shut down 10 blocks of businesses in the heart of downtown Austin early Monday after dozens birds were found dead.

Experts were testing for any sort of environmental contaminant or gas or chlorine leaks that might have killed off the animals, police spokeswoman Toni Chovanetz said.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/08/austin.birds.ap/index.html


Let's get and tie it to the NYC leak.

 

[chernmax]

This man was last seen in the vicinity of the birds and is currently being sought by Austin Police...

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[kwillia]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/08/austin.birds.ap/index.html


Let's get and tie it to the NYC leak.

Canary in the coal mine...

 

[nomoney]

That's it! I'm going to have to plastic wrap and duct tape up my cart this morning

 

[FromTexas]

The terrorists are killing the birds! Save the birds!




Why is it when I type that I think, "He's after the cans! Save the cans!"

 

[kwillia]

Why is it when I type that I think, "He's after the cans! Save the cans!"

Because you are freaky like that...

 

[Azzy]

We have mysterious dead squirrels around where I live

 

[Pete]

It has to be the bird flu thing everyone was kirking out about months ago

 

[kwillia]

Some type of poisoning...

Austin police have a troubling mystery on their hands.
They've closed off most of Congress Avenue for the morning downtown -- along with all side streets between Colorado and Brazos streets. That's after dozens of birds were found dead in the area.
The several dozen dead birds were found along Congress between Sixth and Eighth streets overnight. Congress Avenue is closed from Cesar Chavez on the south to Eleventh Street on the north in front of the Capitol. A police spokeswoman says the area is expected to remain closed until about noon.
People who work in the closed-off area have been advised to delay coming to work until after fire crews conduct precautionary testing of the area and declare an all-clear.

 

[Bustem' Down]

Some type of poisoning...

Austin police have a troubling mystery on their hands.
They've closed off most of Congress Avenue for the morning downtown -- along with all side streets between Colorado and Brazos streets. That's after dozens of birds were found dead in the area.
The several dozen dead birds were found along Congress between Sixth and Eighth streets overnight. Congress Avenue is closed from Cesar Chavez on the south to Eleventh Street on the north in front of the Capitol. A police spokeswoman says the area is expected to remain closed until about noon.
People who work in the closed-off area have been advised to delay coming to work until after fire crews conduct precautionary testing of the area and declare an all-clear.

Probably the fumes coming from college students passed out on 6th street.

 

[FromTexas]

Because you are freaky like that...

I was born a poor black child.