NEW : A Beebe resident recalls last year as ` ` freaky , '' with ` ` dead birds scattered everywhere '' About 100 blackbirds die this year in the city after two spurts of rain , an official says . Even so , 50 birds died when fireworks went off around 7 p.m. Saturday , said Porter , who added , `` We do n't know where or who shot them ( fireworks ) . '' ` ` Someone went into the roost and set off fireworks , '' she adds . About 5,000 birds were found dead in the Arkansas River last New Year 's Eve .
NEW : A Beebe resident recalls last year as ` ` freaky , '' with ` ` dead birds scattered everywhere '' About 100 blackbirds die this year in the city after two spurts of rain , an official says . ` ` Someone went into the roost and set off fireworks , '' she adds . About 5,000 birds were found dead in the Arkansas River last New Year 's Eve .