State wildlife officials have told the Associated Press that "several hundred" dead birds were found near the Murray State University campus last week.
They said mostly blackbirds that migrate through the area during early winter months such as grackles, red wing blackbirds and starlings were among the dead animals. There were also robins.
New Year's Eve fireworks may have been responsible for causing the deaths of thousands of blackbirds in central Arkansas last week. The bird deaths have made national headlines.
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources spokesman Mark Marraccini told the AP that someone called police about the discovery in Murray, and they alerted state officials.
Marraccini said tests performed on the birds ruled out diseases or poisons. He said the deaths could have been caused by weather conditions or another natural event.
