We’re in touch with local wildlife officials and health experts. To our knowledge, the disease has not yet been observed in Massachusetts but we will continue to monitor the situation and advise accordingly.
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Marcia
I just found a dead warbler on my deck, but it may have hit the French doors as I found it 3 feet From the door and there looks like an impact Mark and the window higher up. I live in western Ma
I have all of a sudden had two dead birds in the past few weeks here in Newton MA. One or both had their heads missing so I assume it was a predator (though they were not otherwise obviously damaged or eaten. A grackle and a chickadee. We get lots of birds at our feeder. Now today one of the rock doves is standing, not moving even when lightly poked, still alive, eyes closed, perhaps a little white around the eyes. Never had any bird do that. Don’t know who to report to or what to do but wait for the bird to presumably die and put it in the trash.
I just found a dead warbler on my deck, but it may have hit the French doors as I found it 3 feet From the door and there looks like an impact Mark and the window higher up. I live in western Ma
Hi Marcia, you can report bird deaths in your area directly to the state now: https://www.mass.gov/forms/report-observations-of-dead-birds
I’m going to take in, clean and store my feeders.
I have all of a sudden had two dead birds in the past few weeks here in Newton MA. One or both had their heads missing so I assume it was a predator (though they were not otherwise obviously damaged or eaten. A grackle and a chickadee. We get lots of birds at our feeder. Now today one of the rock doves is standing, not moving even when lightly poked, still alive, eyes closed, perhaps a little white around the eyes. Never had any bird do that. Don’t know who to report to or what to do but wait for the bird to presumably die and put it in the trash.