Subject: house finch abnormality
Date: Sep 9 13:40:43 2004
From: Anne Kizerian - birdcrazykizerian at earthlink.net


Tweeters,

Just a quick question -
I have several house finches (5-6) with what looks like large abcesses or
"tumor-like" growths on their faces feeding at my birdfeeder. About half
have a protrusion just under the eye, and the others on their chin.
Unfortunately the feeder is just outside my kitchen window on the second
floor and too close for binocs. I don't see them anywhere else, so I can't
get a close look. I have seen house finches with pox at other locations,
and this looks very different.

Anne Kizerian
Tri-Cities (Kennewick) WA
mailto:birdcrazykizerian at earthlink.net