[NatureNS] Sick birds

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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
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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....
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> March 10, 2008
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> Hi All,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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