http://www.birds.cornell.edu/schoolyard/all_about_birds/feeding_birds/feeding_myths.html

According to Professors at the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology in their “Educator’s Guide to Bird Study”:

MYTH: If birds eat uncooked rice, it can swell up in their throats or stomachs and kill them.

FACT: Plenty of birds eat uncooked rice in the wild. Bobolinks, sometimes called “rice birds,” are a good example. While rice is okay for birds, many wedding parties now throw bird seed instead.

I also checked at Snopes.com. They also say that this is false

Here is the website. Check for yourself:

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/birdrice.asp

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