I immediately took mine down last week after I found a dead finch near the feeder, posted a bird-lover from Valley Center. (Pictured is Ramie Zominsky s feeder)
San Diego County dwellers have started to hide their birdbaths and feeders from Salmonellosis-infected birds that might fly in from central and northern California. Since December, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and wildlife rehabilitation centers have been inundated with calls from residents who are finding sick or dead finches at bird feeders, reported the wildlife agency last month. [The department s] Wildlife Investigations Laboratory has evaluated birds from several locations and determined the cause of illness to be Salmonellosis, a disease caused by Salmonella bacteria.