Scientists Still Scratching Their Heads at Mysterious Illness Killing Birds All Over US

Several states in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and South reported ill and dying birds this summer. Swollen, crusted-over eyes were the predominant symptom in blue jays, robins, grackles, and other species' fledglings.

Biologists, wildlife agencies, and conservation groups, including the National Wildlife Federation, advised people to remove bird feeders and baths as soon as possible since these might be contributing to the spread of whatever was causing this strange sickness.

Subsiding Numbers of Fatalities

He says, "We see birds display unpleasant symptoms, such as iss

ues with their eyes and potentially their neurological systems." "Many birds have been discovered with crusty eyes and/or blindness. In addition, they frequently appear on the ground, perplexed, with wobbly heads and are occasionally sluggish or unresponsive."

The mysterious disease has researchers stumped. Salmonella, chlamydia, avian influenza, West Nile virus, different herpes viruses, and other illnesses have been ruled out thus far.

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