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Technically Bateman Island isn't really a true island, it's joined to the shore of the Columbia River, just south of the merger between the Yakima and Columbia Rivers. There's a narrow causeway, or path, that allows people to access the area. But a plan to breach the causeway to help fish might change that.

If it seems like there's a lot more dead salmon littering the banks of the Columbia River in and around the Tri-Cities, it's actually normal, and perhaps a good thing. (Photo courtesy of KNDU-TV)

I stopped at McNary Dam on Saturday to see the fish ladder and it was the best fish viewing experience I've ever had.

It will likely come down to the opinion of Kennewick residents.

What started with a bunch of fallen birds has escalated into an eerie string of animal deaths across the globe, with many people asking, "apocalypse now?" After the jump, a run-down of everything you need to know about "Birdpocalypse" thus far: