Over 5,000 blackbirds drop from sky in Arkansas


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Over 5,000 blackbirds drop from sky in Arkansas

Times Square had the ball drop, and Brasstown, North Carolina, had its descending possum. But no place had a New Year’s Eve as unusual, or freakishly disturbing, as Beebe, Arkansas.

Around 11 that night, thousands of red-winged blackbirds began falling out of the sky over this small city about 35 miles northeast of Little Rock. They landed on roofs, roads, front lawns and backyards, turning the ground nearly black and terrifying anyone who happened to be outside.

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