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Index of Subjects I still have a number of purple finch,goldfinch and pine siskins at the cottage. Jeannie Shermerhorn,Port Hawkesbury Cottage....Cape George,Cape Breton "Let us permit Nature to have her way; she understands her business better than we do." - Michel de Montaigne jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleanor Lindsay" <kelindsay@eastlink.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 9:51 AM Subject: [NatureNS] Sick birds > Purple finches have become completely silent in my area after singing > their heads off most of June and July = end of nesting or.............?? > Any chance the sick birds presently being seen are a progression of the > March outbreak outlined below?? At the time they were reported to be > moving in our direction.... > > March 10, 2008 > > Hi All, > > I just want to make you aware that over the last two weeks the Wildlife > Information Line has received several reports of dead Common Redpolls, > American Goldfinches, and, as of today, Evening Grosbeaks. I spoke with > Tufts Wildlife Clinic in North Grafton and they are also receiving > calls. In western Massachusetts dead birds have been reported in > Northampton, Goshen, Florence, and Chesterfield and in Wilmington and > North Billerica in the east. > > > > Tests on redpoll carcasses in New York State have confirmed that the > birds died of salmonella poisoning, and Tufts believes that salmonella > is also affecting the birds here in Massachusetts. > > > > Salmonellosis, the most common disease of feeder birds, is caused by > bacteria from the genus /Salmonella/ and often begins as an > intestinal-tract infection. Symptoms such as diarrhea, ruffled feathers, > and lethargy usually occur. The disease can spread rapidly at crowded > feeding stations as healthy birds eat food contaminated by the droppings > of sick birds. /Salmonella/ can be transmitted to people who handle sick > or dead birds; always wear disposable gloves when handling infected birds. > > > > Callers who report sick or dead birds, in or near a feeder, should wear > disposable gloves and take down their feeders. It would be wise to > encourage neighbors to do the same. Feeders should be soaked for several > hours in a solution of 1 part bleach to 10 parts water and thoroughly > rinsed and dried. Feeders should never be cleaned in an area where food > preparation takes place. Wildlife experts believe that, if two weeks > pass without further sightings of sick or dead birds, the feeders can be > replaced. > > > > Tufts Wildlife Clinic will take sick birds for treatment and they are > interested in reports of dead birds found near feeders. They can be > contacted at: 508-839-7918. > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.6.1/1605 - Release > Date: 11/08/2008 4:59 PM >
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