[texbirds] Re: Ill crows
- From: Becky Schwiebert <drdrnef@xxxxxxx>
- To: shawkins4@xxxxxxxxxxx, texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:55:47 -0400 (EDT)
All,
Because of the uptick in West Nile Virus cases this year it is important to
report sick or dead birds, especially those species more susceptible to the
infection in the event local public health officials would like to assay for
seropositivity. Even if we know the virus is being reported, it is important
to know from an epidemiologic standpoint whether the number of cases is static
or increasing. I would encourage you to report such sightings or submit
carcasses for testing.
Becky Schwiebert, DVM, PhD
Pearland
-----Original Message-----
From: Stevan Hawkins <shawkins4@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: TexBirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: SATXbirds <SATXbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; comalbirds
<comalbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, Aug 23, 2012 2:33 pm
Subject: [texbirds] Re: Ill crows
TexBirders:
Yesterday, August 22, around 1:00 or 200 p.m., my brother and I saw a large
corvid dragging its tail as it walked something like 30-50 feet as it crossed
the street my brother lives on. The complex Ron lives in is adjacent to the
southern boundary of San Antonio's McAllister Park. The bird was heading
towards McAllister Park.
Onward!
Steve
Stevan Hawkins
San Antonio TX
From: Linda Price <lprice@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [texbirds] West Nile Virus Re: Ultey migrants etc. WNV
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:15:03 -0500
I saw a dead crow on August 15 in north Longview, Gregg County. I called the
West Nile reporting center in Tyler. I was told they don't track crow deaths
anymore because they know the Virus is out there.
I guess if you see a dead crow and there is no known Virus outbreak, that
should be reported.
Linda Gail Price
Longview, Texas
On Aug 1, 2012, at 10:12 AM, Brush Freeman wrote:
>
> Also curious if birds are being found due to recent outbreak of West Nile
> Virus. One of my crows seems to have vanished , one of the young birds, at
> least I have not seen it in several days. Right now the family group only
> has four birds. Also in Utley it has been quite a while since I have seen or
> heard a Blue Jay. Would Purple Martins be influenced by WN and would dead
> birds or grackles appear at the roosts? BTW how is the Highland Mall roost?
>
> --
> Brush Freeman
> Independent and affiliated Field Biologist
> 361-655-7641
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