# Where have all the dead birds gone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 29, 2016, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-dead-birds-gone/750504 "2016-03-29T06:07:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-dead-birds-gone/750504/21 "2016-03-29T23:33:43Z")
In [Wichita](http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Dozens-of-birds-found-dead-in-Wichita-neighborhood-367743041.html). ---
**Author:** ![core](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@core](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/core)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-dead-birds-gone/750504/22 "2016-03-29T23:40:21Z")
All the dead birds seem to go in my attic. They go in, but they do not go out. I am not sure why this is. Over a year later none of them have been eaten by anything. So I conclude that an attic is a pretty safe place for a dead bird to go. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-dead-birds-gone/750504/23 "2016-03-29T23:42:06Z")
> [@somepumpkin](#): > > Since the Q’s been answered, does anyone else hear Van Halen’s “[Where Have All The Good Times Gone?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke3ua0kLhYA)” when reading that thread title? Does anyone else of a certain age have their head in their hands after seeing this song referred to as “Van Halen’s”? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![GO\_FOR\_JOE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/90db22/32.png) [@GO\_FOR\_JOE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GO_FOR_JOE)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-dead-birds-gone/750504/24 "2016-03-30T01:30:55Z")
Ask the question of where they go when it rains and you will have your answer. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-dead-birds-gone/750504/25 "2016-03-30T01:45:22Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Here’s a writer on running physiology [explaining](http://www.balancedrunner.com/how-to-look-at-the-ground-while-maintaining-good-running-form-and-how-football-players-do-it/) how to look around you while maintaining good running posture: Yeah, but he’s comparing running across rough terrain to an athlete running across a flat and prepared field. That’s not comparable at all. Footwork is not an issue for the latter, they can depend on their feet coming down exactly on the surface they expect. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-dead-birds-gone/750504/26 "2016-03-30T01:49:46Z")
> [@Medici](#): > > Surely hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of birds die every day - but hardly a single carcass in view. Where have all the dead birds gone? According to [North Korean state run media](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJoQOQHQ8oA) we ate them because all we have in the US to eat were birds (which, as noted are all gone now) and the free coffee made from snow that the government provides. Oh, and hopefully some care packages from North Korea to prop us up for another week… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![spamforbrains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-dead-birds-gone/750504/27 "2016-03-30T02:32:22Z")
A more interesting question is where have all the dead mice gone? I see dead birds fairly often but never dead mice. Or dead squirrels. ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-dead-birds-gone/750504/28 "2016-03-30T03:22:22Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > Does anyone else of a certain age have their head in their hands after seeing this song referred to as “Van Halen’s”? 😛 Well, ok… but that’s still the one in _my_ head. 😛 And in a thread devoted to bird carcasses, I’m schooled on this tune’s proper place in history. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-dead-birds-gone/750504/29 "2016-03-30T03:54:04Z")
> [@spamforbrains](#): > > A more interesting question is where have all the dead mice gone? I see dead birds fairly often but never dead mice. Or dead squirrels. They would be even more likely than birds to die in places where the body would not be visible. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-dead-birds-gone/750504/30 "2016-03-30T03:55:38Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > My earworm from the title is “[Where Have All the Flowers Gone?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSkn5Mk10Y0)” Yes, this. > [@Derleth](#): > > So rats have picked them, every one? They must not be a long time coming, . . . > [@spamforbrains](#): > > A more interesting question is where have all the dead mice gone? I see dead birds fairly often but never dead mice. Or dead squirrels. \*Where have all the dead birds gone? Long time passing. Where have all the dead birds gone? Long time ago. Where have all the dead birds gone? Picked by rodents, every one. When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? Where have all the rodents gone? Long time passing. Where have all the rodents gone? Long time ago . . . . . . . . . . . Where have all the flowers gone? Long time passing. Where have all the flowers gone? Long time ago. Where have all the flowers gone? Eaten by young birds, every one. When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?\* ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-dead-birds-gone/750504/31 "2016-03-30T04:01:47Z")
> [@spamforbrains](#): > > Or dead squirrels. Drivers must be a lot more cautious where you live. Or the squirrels smarter. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-dead-birds-gone/750504/32 "2016-03-30T13:42:22Z")
Interesting[article on birds flying into buildings](http://www.ottawasun.com/2016/03/29/display-of-bird-carnage-backs-call-for-design-guidelines). I guess there are lots of dead birds out there that we don’t see. ---
**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-dead-birds-gone/750504/33 "2016-03-30T17:15:17Z")
Update from the field - saw a dead robin, fairly fresh, on the side of the road today during my run. Don’t worry - I had good posture and was looking ahead like I’m supposed to, but still noticed it. Saw a dead cat, too, but that’s not the topic of the thread! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-dead-birds-gone/750504.md?page=1)