Here is information from Dr. Jarra Jagne of the Avian Health Program at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University.
On 3/18/22, the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell received notification of illness and death in mostly juvenile snow geese and other wild waterfowl at the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge in Seneca County, NY. Six birds consisting of four snow geese, one ring-necked duck and an unspecified duck were submitted by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for preliminary testing. On March 28, 2022, The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, received notice from USDA Wildlife Services confirming highly pathogenic Eurasian H5 Avian Influenza (Avian Flu) in five of the birds except the ring-necked duck. The preliminary findings were confirmed by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) at the National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL). For details about this, see https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-2022/2022-hpai-wild-birds. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
