Paul
>The health department would be eager to test any dead crows for West Nile
in order to document the extent of spread of the virus. If the specimen is
still available and not decayed, please freeze it and contact your local
health department to report the finding of any dead crows, jays, ravens,
and magpies.
>
>In this case, here is what the Public Health Seattle-King County recommends:
>"The number to call is 206-205-4394. In order to test the crow you find,
you must freeze the crow in your
>freezer. Once crows start to decay, they cannot be tested. Therefore,
please place the double bagged crow in your freezer for pick-up, where
appropriate."
>
>http://www.metrokc.gov/health/westnile/surveillance.htm
> http://www.doh.wa.gov/Publicat/2002_News/02-171.htm
>http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/ts/Zoo/WNV/WNVBirdReport.html
>The State Health Department West Nile virus surveillance program manager
is Jack Lilja, 360-236-3366.
>
>
>
>Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 06:45:12 -0700
>From: Paul Webster <paul.webster at attbi.com>
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: West Nile in West Seattle?
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>Yesterday afternoon while working in my garden I heard more crow
>squawking than usual so I looked at a power pole just down the block
>that had around thirty crows on it with more flying in, a real-life
>murder of crows, all cawing loudly. After a couple of minutes all but
>two flew off, and I went over to see what had brought them in. At the
>foot of the pole was a dead crow, showing no particular signs of
>violence or singed feathers from an electric shock. Had West Nile
>Virus arrived in West Seattle? Or had this individual just died from
>some other unapparent cause? At any rate, it seemed to have been a
>funeral of sorts for the unfortunate crow.
>
>Paul Webster
>paul.webster at attbi.com
>
>
Mark Oberle
2006 23 Ave. East
Seattle, WA 98112-2936
Tel: 206-324-3844
oberle at mindspring.com

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