Opinion: Seeking to solve mystery songbird illness
Bryant Abbott
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A university graduate student holds a female blue jay in her open hand to release it in Silver Spring, Md., after removing it from a mist net used to capture birds for banding or other research projects. A mysterious ailment has sickened and killed thousands of songbirds in several mid-Atlantic states since late spring 2021.Associated Press
The most likely suspect in the “case of the mysterious songbird illness” seems to be the one flying furthest under the radar.
Ninety-eight percent of all songbirds feed their babies bugs. In nearly all reports, fledgling or young songbirds appear to be the population most susceptible. Spotted lantern fly babies hatch in the spring and bugs are plentiful, especially in Pennsylvania.
Opinion: Seeking to solve mystery songbird illness
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