According to News8Austin and some AP stories I’ve seen floating around today, it was parasites and an overnight ten degree temperature drop (doesn’t that happen all the time around here?) that killed 63 birds and caused downtown to effectively shut down last Monday. It’s been interesting to hear the conspiracy theories. I guess that rumor I heard about the poisoning wasn’t true. Not surprisingly, the shutdown cost local businesses quite a bit in lost revenue.

No word yet on what kiled those birds in Australia.

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3. It’s not dead yet
4. Cold Weather Shenanigans
5. Ow! Quit it!