FreeLists / birdky / [birdky] Re: Finch Infections

["lyneart" <lyneart@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I saw a cardinal a month or so ago with something wrong with one eye, but I
couldn't diagnose the cause of its problem. It might have been an injury.
Frank Lyne frank@xxxxxxxxxxx near Dot in Logan County
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joan Carr" <sca00122@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 1:53 PM
Subject: [birdky] Finch Infections


> Hi,
> Has anyone seen the mycoplasma infections in any finches recently? The
> disease affects the eyes of the birds and causes difficulty in flying
> and in finding food. I had not noticed any for a year or so until today.
> An AMERICAN GOLDFINCH appeared at the feeder today with an apparent
> case. A few years back I participated in the Cornell study of the
> disease.
>
> Cheers, Joan of Art and Nature
> South Williamson, Pike Co.
>


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