By Renee DiNino
Jul 11, 2021
Birds With Ocular, Neurologic Issues Found In the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Eastern Upper Midwest
(HARTFORD) The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is alerting residents to a mortality event occurring in parts of the United States among certain species of fledgling songbirds, and asking residents to take certain precautionary measures.
Since mid-May, numerous young songbirds in the mid-Atlantic, the Southeast, and the eastern upper Midwest, have been found with ocular and neurologic issues, and in some cases these birds have been found deceased in large numbers up to 16 in one location. Reported symptoms include eye swelling and crusty discharge, and neurologic signs consisting of head tremors, leg paresis, ataxia (falling to the side) or inability to stand at all, and excessive vocalizations. The majority of affected birds are reported to be fledgling common grackles, blue jays, European starlings, and American ro
By Renee DiNino
Jul 11, 2021
Birds With Ocular, Neurologic Issues Found In the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Eastern Upper Midwest
(HARTFORD) The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is alerting residents to a mortality event occurring in parts of the United States among certain species of fledgling songbirds, and asking residents to take certain precautionary measures.
Since mid-May, numerous young songbirds in the mid-Atlantic, the Southeast, and the eastern upper Midwest, have been found with ocular and neurologic issues, and in some cases these birds have been found deceased in large numbers up to 16 in one location. Reported symptoms include eye swelling and crusty discharge, and neurologic signs consisting of head tremors, leg paresis, ataxia (falling to the side) or inability to stand at all, and excessive vocalizations. The majority of affected birds are reported to be fledgling common grackles, blue jays, European starlings, and American ro
By Renee DiNino
Jul 11, 2021
Birds With Ocular, Neurologic Issues Found In the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Eastern Upper Midwest
(HARTFORD) The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is alerting residents to a mortality event occurring in parts of the United States among certain species of fledgling songbirds, and asking residents to take certain precautionary measures.
Since mid-May, numerous young songbirds in the mid-Atlantic, the Southeast, and the eastern upper Midwest, have been found with ocular and neurologic issues, and in some cases these birds have been found deceased in large numbers up to 16 in one location. Reported symptoms include eye swelling and crusty discharge, and neurologic signs consisting of head tremors, leg paresis, ataxia (falling to the side) or inability to stand at all, and excessive vocalizations. The majority of affected birds are reported to be fledgling common grackles, blue jays, European starlings, and American ro
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