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Birds Tell Us to Act on Climate
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Christine Casey shipped the first bird carcasses from Kentucky to Georgia in early June.
The week before, an alarmed wildlife researcher had reached out to her. “They started noticing an increased number of these birds coming in with crusty eyes,” says Casey, a wildlife veterinarian with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Despite the rehabber’s best efforts, the sick birds kept dying. Even more worrisome, they all fit a similar demographic: mostly young Blue Jays, Common Grackles, European Starlings, and American Robins. It was a distressing pattern, and one that Casey recognized.
Then the Birds Began to Die theatlantic.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theatlantic.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Why You Should Stop Feeding and Watering the Birds Immediately
If you live near bear country like the Adirondacks and Catskills, it s not unusual to hear the suggestion to take down bird feeders. Now all Central New Yorkers are encouraged to take down feeders, bird baths, and anything attracting birds. The suggestion comes from the state Audubon Society, so it must be serious.
For the last few months numerous birds have been dying from an unknown illness all along the East Coast. Researchers have ruled out some diseases, but they can t specify what is killing an inordinate number of blue jays, common grackles, European starlings and robins.
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