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                                                          Researchers
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                                                          Massachusetts
                                                          Turnpike
                                                          Authority
                                                          found over 200
                                                          dead<br>
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                                                          crows near
                                                          greater
                                                          Boston&nbsp;
                                                          recently, and
                                                          there was
                                                          concern <span style="font-family:
&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;">that&nbsp; they may have died from Avian&nbsp;
                                                          Flu.<br>
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                                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A&nbsp;
                                                          Bird&nbsp;
                                                          Pathologist
                                                          examined the
                                                          remains of all
                                                          the crows,
                                                          and, <br>
                                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to
                                                          everyone's
                                                          relief,&nbsp;
                                                          confirmed the
                                                          problem was
                                                          definitely NOT<br>
                                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                                          Avian Flu.&nbsp;
                                                          The cause of
                                                          death&nbsp;
                                                          appeared to be
                                                          vehicular<br>
                                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                                          impacts.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                                          However,&nbsp;
                                                          during the
                                                          detailed
                                                          analysis it
                                                          was noted that
                                                          varying colors
                                                          <br>
                                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; of
                                                          paints
                                                          appeared&nbsp; on
                                                          the bird's
                                                          beaks and
                                                          claws.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By
                                                          analyzing
                                                          these paint
                                                          residues it
                                                          was&nbsp;
                                                          determined
                                                          that 98% of <br>
                                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the
                                                          crows had been
                                                          killed by
                                                          impact with
                                                          trucks, while&nbsp;
                                                          only 2% <br>
                                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; were
                                                          killed by an
                                                          impact with a
                                                          car.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MTA
                                                          then hired an
                                                          Ornithological
                                                          Behaviorist to
                                                          determine if <br>
                                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                                          there was a
                                                          cause for&nbsp; the
                                                          disproportionate
                                                          percentages of
                                                          truck kills <br>
                                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                                          versus car&nbsp;
                                                          kills.</span></div>
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                                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He
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                                                          concluded the
                                                          cause:&nbsp; When
                                                          crows eat road<br>
                                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                                          kill, they
                                                          always have a&nbsp;
                                                          look-out crow
                                                          in a nearby
                                                          tree to <br>
                                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; warn
                                                          of impending
                                                          danger.<br>
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                                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                                          They
                                                          discovered
                                                          that while all
                                                          the lookout
                                                          crows could
                                                          shout <br>
                                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                                          "Cah", not a
                                                          single one&nbsp;
                                                          could shout
                                                          "Truck."<br>
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