Sick & dying songbirds in 53 Indiana counties. DNR says Remove All Birdfeeders Statewide

originally posted by: ketsuko

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So I have to wonder what it is that these birds are all coming into contact with in common because that's far more likely to be the cause than just regular old bird feeders which would be more likely to get cardinals, sparrows, finches, chickadees, etc. - all of them likely to eat seed.

Did you see the cicada theory I posted on page 2?

I'm not saying that I think cicadas are to blame, but I do think it's an interesting theory nonetheless. Anyways, here's the article....

www.msn.com...

a reply to: BrokenCircles

Yeah, I saw it. That's one possibility. You would want to overlap the area of Brood X with the area of illness to see if they intersect.

I do think all the birds in question are not above taking and eating insects. They're all larger birds, for example. Jaws and robins and grackles are definitely all into the protein scene.