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[Fwd: Ticks and birds]



Florida Nature Tours wrote:
> 
> Jessie,
> 
>   Birds do get parasites, & death can result in some cases.
>   I've never seen anything like what you describe, but I
>   doubt that it has anything to do with your feeders. I don't
>   know if you saved the finch, but I bet some academic type
>   would love to have the specimen to figure out the species
>   of vermin. It wouldn't hurt to give the feeders a good
>   cleaning, but I wouldn't stop feeding. Just my opinion.
> 
>   Wes Biggs
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> 
> RufusMtn@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > I have feeders and water in my yard for the birds and enjoy watching and
> > trying to identify birds.  Feb. 29th. I found a purple finch dead in the
> > yard.  It had large, swollen ticks on it's head and face and other parts of
> > its body.  Today I noted a junco sitting on a feeder not moving and went to
> > check it.  Before it flew I saw a large swollen tick on the side of it's face
> > near the beak.  Is this something that ordinarially happens?  I've never seen
> > anything like it.  Should I clean out my feeders and stop feeding them for
> > awhile?  Please advise.  Jessie Pearson ,  Wilkes county, N.C.  Boomer
> > community.
> > RufusMtn@aol.com