TEXBirders, Has anyone had direct experience with Salmonella from feeding birds using bird feeders? A colleague in Aledo, TX (Parker County), just west of Ft. Worth posed this question to me. He is aware of the occasional Redpoll, Goldfinch outbreaks. Thanks for replies. Philip Philip J. Barbour, Ph.D., Certified Wildlife Biologist (r) Central Region Biologist USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Central National Technology Support Center 501 West Felix Street, Building 23 Fort Worth, Texas 76115 Office: (817) 509-3225 iPhone: (817) 320-2095 Fax: (817) 509-3336 Email: philip.barbour@xxxxxxxxxxxx [[Use this link to access the USDA Home Page]]<http://www.usda.gov/> This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner