Surge of Dead Seabirds Alarms Scientists

July 4th, 2007 By BRUCE SMITH, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Hundreds of dead seabirds that washed up along the Southeast coast in recent weeks apparently starved to death, but experts don't know why.



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