Subject: House Finch Eye Disease
Date: Aug 5 13:22:49 2002
From: variedthrush at attbi.com - variedthrush at attbi.com


Robin,

I've been reporting House Finch disease daily to Cornell
at http://birds.cornell.edu/hofi/ for nearly a year.
We've had three possible cases in that time at a feeder in
our yard.

This survey doesn't take much time, is free, helps birds,
helps us realize how often we need to clean the feeders
and baths, and may help eastern birding organizations
realize that we bird out west in this country, too. They
say they don't have many people from the west reporting.
--
Patricia Lott
Seattle, WA
VariedThrush at attbi.com
> How prevalent is house finch eye disease in Western Washington? Over the
> weekend, I observed an infected female at one of our backyard feeders here
> in Woodinville and recorded the instance in the PFW survey. It was the
> first instance that I've noticed in the two years I've lived here. Are
> there maps or surveys showing prevalence locally?
>
> -Robin Nicklas, Woodinville, WA (robinnicklas at attbi.com)
>