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[IE Ries <feathermom_chirpling@xxxxxxxxx>]

West Nile virus decimates suburban birds 
   
  Excerpt:  Populations of seven species have had dramatic declines across the 
continent since West Nile emerged in the United States in 1999, according to a 
first-of-its-kind study. The research, to be published Thursday by the journal 
Nature, compared 26 years of bird breeding surveys to quantify what had been 
known anecdotally.
   
  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070516/ap_on_sc/dying_birds
   
  Has anyone noticed drops in the species mentioned here?  I've definitely 
noticed lower numbers of crows, specifically, in recent years, and wondered 
what others were seeing as well?
   
  Thanks.
   
  IE Ries
   


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              That perches in the soulAnd sings the tune without the words      
    And never stops at all." --Emily 
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