My wife and I enjoy the birds and she made a comment the other day about the lack of birds. We had dove, cardinals, bluebirds and park sparrows coming to the feeder. They have all but disappeared.
Cornell bird watch. Good info.
If this is the same disease?
House finches here are healthy and robust.
www.allaboutbirds.org
If this is the same disease?
House finches here are healthy and robust.
House Finch Eye Disease: Outbreak, Then Understanding
From the Winter 2017 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. In February 1994, backyard bird watchers in Maryland noticed something strange. House Finches were showing up at feeders with eyes that were red and crusty, so swollen that they bulged out of the small birds’ heads. In Ithaca,
Lets see now . . . blindness coming out of Washington D.C.Disease blinds than kills birds. They are wanting people to stop feeding and watering bird until fall at least.
"Enjoying the chirps of your favorite songbirds from your own bird feeder may have to be put on pause as a deadly infectious eye disorder is inching closer to home.
“This particular disease is unique in that it’s impacting a lot of different species and happening pretty quickly,” Alison Kocek, Vice President of the Onondaga Audubon Society said.
Scientists think the disease originated in Washington, D.C. a few months ago and could impact any songbird you normally see in your backyard.
“It’s really not super clear as to how this disease came about. We still don’t know if it’s a bacteria, is this a virus, is this a fungus we have no idea,” Kocek said.
The disease has the potential to spread throughout the entire country and some signs include birds having trouble moving, being unable to fly, or falling over.
The Onondaga Audubon Society is urging people to take down their bird feeders and birdbaths to prevent the disease from coming to Central New York. ""
Kocek said by taking down your feeders it eliminates the potential for the disease to get on the feeder and spread to other birds. However, hummingbird feeders and birdhouses can still stay up for now as long as you regularly clean them.
Kocek said now is the perfect time of year to take down the bird feeders because there is an abundance of natural food for the birds to eat like flowers, berries, and insects."
If you see a bird you think has been infected, Kocek encourages you to contact the Department of Environmental Conservation immediately, take a picture if you feel comfortable, and keep the bird away from any household pets.
Onondaga Audubon Society urging people to take down their bird feeders as deadly disease nears
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV)– Enjoying the chirps of your favorite songbirds from your own bird feeder may have to be put on pause as a deadly infectious eye disorder is inching closer to home.&n…www.localsyr.com
. For some strange reason this seems normal to me 
