Indianapolis Star
Cardinals, robins, grackles and blue jays are getting sick and dying across Indiana, and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources isn t sure why.
As a precaution, DNR is now asking that all Hoosiers remove their bird feeders.
The birds which have been found in 15 counties, including Marion, Hamilton and Johnson counties showed eye swelling, crusty discharge and neurological signs of illness.
The others counties that the birds have been found are: Clark, Delaware, Jackson, Jefferson, LaGrange, Lake, Monroe, Newton, St. Joseph, Union, Washington and Whitley.
Samples sent to the Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory tested negative for avian influenza and the West Nile virus.
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