Subject: Re: House Finch Disease
Date: Nov 4 15:36:57 1997
From: Michael P Dossett - mpdossett at juno.com



Is House Finch Conjunctivitis the same thing as they eye disease that I
have been hearing so much about? From what I have heard, this eye
disease has also been found to occur in Brown-Headed Cowbirds, but not
nearly to the same extent as House Finches. I have also heard that these
were about the only two species that seem to be affected. Is the
conjunctivitis the same thing I have been hearing about?


Michael Dossett
Seattle, Washington
mpdossett at Juno.com



On Tue, 4 Nov 1997 11:30:26 -0800 "Spitler" <gspitler at awinc.com> writes:
>There are 2 good websites related to House Finch conjunctivitis--
>http://www.ornith.cornell.edu/Citizen_Science/HOFIdisease.htm
>http://members.aol.com/FinchMG/Home.htm
>
>The second is a bit more informative than the first. They contain
>information on what the disease looks like, what to do, why HOFI seem
>to be
>particularly susceptible, etc.
>Cheers,
>Gail Spitler
>Johnsons Landing, BC
>gspitler at awinc.com
>
>