Bird pandemic

[maggie101]

Mostly about the pine siskin. I had one die few days ago. Same symptoms. Weak and mouth,. So Waash your feeders and bird bathes with bleach and water and don't put them back up for 3 weeks

Spike In Songbird Deaths Reported In Backyards Across Texas | Houston Public Media

Experts believe a disease is spreading through bird feeders and bird baths.

www.houstonpublicmedia.org

 

[maggie101]

Not just Texas. All over

 

[MoochNNoodles]

Oh no! How sad!

 

[maggie101]

Summer they migrate more up north. She kept opening her mouth but no sound and could not fly to a tree

 

[Kflowers]

I don't use a feeder, just throw the bird seed on the ground. I don't mind squirrels coming and enjoying. SG is happy to watch them to. However, this means I can't clean the ground. Would it be best if I simply stop feeding for three weeks? more? At this time of year there is plenty of food around for all sorts of birds. I feed them because I like to see them and so does kitty. We are both willing to give this up if it will save them.

 

[maggie101]

I don't use a feeder, just throw the bird seed on the ground. I don't mind squirrels coming and enjoying. SG is happy to watch them to. However, this means I can't clean the ground. Would it be best if I simply stop feeding for three weeks? more? At this time of year there is plenty of food around for all sorts of birds. I feed them because I like to see them and so does kitty. We are both willing to give this up if it will save them.

Eating on the ground their saliva still travels one to the other. So probably not

 

[Kflowers]

thanks, I hadn't seen anything about this before, but we'll stop feeding until we hear things are better.

 

[maggie101]

thanks, I hadn't seen anything about this before, but we'll stop feeding until we hear things are better.

I am very upset that I have to remove everything. I get blue jays,cardinals,sparrows,wrens, wood peckers,northern mocking bird,house finch,doves,starling,and of course pine siskin

 

[maggie101]

Bye bye birds

 

[MoochNNoodles]

I'm going to check the local birding pages for my area to see if they have info before I take anything down. My feeders are almost empty anyway.

 

[maggie101]

It's mostly because I have already had one. As a precaution it is suggested til they migrate which is soon

 

[Kflowers]

the best things we do are usually painful. Please post when they go north.

 

[maggie101]

Summer starts June 20 when they migrate

 

[Maria Bayote]

Bye bye birds
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They are beautiful! I hope I could get the chance to see this kind everyday from where I am.

 

[maggie101]

It has happened to other people her so it's not just me. Already took everything down finally stopped raining so I can clean outside.