Birds in Monroe and other Indiana counties are dying from a mysterious disease and state officials are asking residents to quit using bird feeders and bird baths, which may help spread the disease.
State bird biologist Allisyn-Marie Gillet saidBloomington’sWildCarewildlife rehabilitation center was thefirst to notify state officials about birdsthat were being brought in with eye problems and were dying. The affected birds show neurological problems and have swollen eyes with a crusty discharge.
The mysterious disease was first reported in the Washington, D.C., area in late May and since then has been discovered in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware and Pennsylvania. Birds affected have included blue jays, American robins, common grackles, northern cardinals andEuropean starlings.
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