Hundreds of dead seabirds...

July 04, 2007 — By Bruce Smith, Associated PressCHARLESTON, S.C.

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

The deaths of the birds -- similar to gulls and called greater shearwaters -- have wildlife officials worried about possible changes in the ocean that could have affected the fish that the birds usually eat.