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About 10 days ago I was sitting on our deck and observed a female or immature Purple Finch with large growths around one eye. She didn't appear to see me, and she sat for some time with her eyes closed, apparently resting. She was very thin. I was thinking of trying to catch her and take her to Helene von Doninck, but she flew off and did not reappear. Lois Codling L. Sackville P.L. Chalmers wrote: > HI there, > > David Christie has information and photos of sick Purple > Finches and Pine Siskins on his webpage from Mary's Point, New > Brunswick: http://homepage.mac.com/maryspt/observ/Finches.html > > Cheers, > > Patricia L. Chalmers > Halifax > > > At 04:14 PM 01/08/2008, you wrote: >> Hi all: >> >> I do not remember seeing anything online about the die off of purple >> finches in the maritimes. A number of weeks back I received an email >> on such from a friend in DNR. Anyhow, finches have been sent to the >> a patholgy lab. One finch from PEI was emaciated from starvation. >> Others are diagnosed with trichomoniasis. Birds were reported from >> a campground in NB that were meaciated, and several had underying >> disease problems. DNR are encouraging submissions from or >> investigation of any purple finch mortalities that occur. >> >> I've since had an email from a reportee in Whynott's Settlement who >> has a purple finch with a badly encrusted eye. I saw one today, >> which I suspect is not long for this earth. It was an awful sight. >> the bird came flying out of the bushes along the Fauxburg Trail just >> outside of Mahone Bay and almost hit me. It had one eye only. The >> other eye was encrusted and was a vacant hole with fluid only. The >> head of the bird was in very hard shape and the bird was not healthy >> looking at all. It kept rubbing it's eye and head on branches. It >> was a very eerie experience and the first time I've witnessed this. >> Anyhow, I'll put a posting on about more exciting bird events as a >> separate thing. >> >> James R. Hirtle >> East LaHave >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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