Also, if seed has collected under feeders over the winter, it may have gotten infested with salmonella and/or botulism. Every March and April I hear from people who have found dead redpolls and siskins when the ground beneath feeders hasn't been cleaned up.
If ANY sick or dead feeder birds are found in a yard without any evidence of cats, window strikes, or car collisions, close down the feeders immediately to prevent the disease spreading. Best, Laura Erickson On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 4:59 PM linda whyte < 0000004e7b0e779a-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > Volunteers who do transport and rescue for the Raptor Center have just been > sent a reminder that Avian Influenza is still currently active in wild bird > and domestic populations. Perhaps it is a consideration here, and extra > sanitizing of feeders may help. > Linda Whyte > > On Mon, Mar 18, 2024, 4:20 PM Susan Tertell <stert...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > A friend of mine lives near Hinckley and has found several pine siskins > > dead in her yard. There is no visible sign of injury and she is > wondering > > if there might be some reason - like maybe weather-related - to cause > this. > > > > Thanks for any thoughts. > > > > Susan Tertell > > Minneapolis > > > > ---- > > General information and guidelines for posting: > > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > -- Laura Erickson Duluth, MN she/her/hers For the love, understanding, and protection of birds https://lauraerickson.substack.com/ www.lauraerickson.com <http://www.lauraerickson.com/> <http://www.lauraerickson.com/> There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. --Rachel Carson To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places—and there are so many—where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory. --Howard Zinn Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
