NEW : Fireworks last year caused otherwise healthy birds to become disoriented and `` fly all over the place '' into stationary objects , such as trees and buildings , Arkansas Game and Fish Commission spokeswoman Ginny Porter said . A Arkansas Game and Fish Commission resident recalls this year as `` freaky , '' with `` dead birds lying everywhere '' About 200 blackbirds die last New Year 's Eve in the city after About 200 spurts of fireworks , an official says . `` Someone went into the roost and set off fireworks , '' she adds . About 5,000 birds were found dead in the Arkansas city last year .
NEW : A Arkansas Game and Fish Commission resident recalls this year as `` freaky , '' with `` dead birds lying everywhere '' About 200 blackbirds die last New Year 's Eve in the city after About 200 spurts of fireworks , an official says . `` Someone went into the roost and set off fireworks , '' she adds . About 5,000 birds were found dead in the Arkansas city last year .