Here's a link to a news story about the owls: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/a-south-minneapolis-great-horned-owl-family-of-5-dies-of-suspected-avian-flu#:~:text=Avian%20flu%20is%20the%20suspected,reported%20the%20deaths%20Thursday%20afternoon .
On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 1:14 PM Tom Gilde < [email protected]> wrote: > On a related note, I just read that three of the Nokomis owls have died. > This was published on Neighbors Inc. but I think that the report is from > the Raptor Center. I have not confirmed that. > > Tom > > > On Apr 15, 2022, at 12:56 PM, Steve Weston <[email protected]> wrote: > > thanks. I stand corrected. > > Steve Weston > > On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN > > [email protected] > > > > > > < > http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > > > > Virus-free. > > www.avg.com > > < > http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > > > > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > > > On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 12:54 PM Karen Olsen < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> There has been one crow in MN that tested positive at the beginning of > >> April > >> > >> Karen > >> > >> On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 12:49 PM Steve Weston <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >>> I have heard the call to take down bird feeders and I have responded > >>> marginally. So far, the only report of any backyard birds being found > >>> infected has been a Blue Jay in Nova Scotia. I do not get any > >> congregation > >>> of birds on my feeders, so I haven't responded because of that. I do > have > >>> one feeder that because of its proximity to a Wood Duck box, does > >>> occasionally have the ducks perch on it. That feeder is empty and will > >> not > >>> at this time be refilled. > >>> Steve Weston > >>> On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN > >>> [email protected] > >>> < > >> > http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > >>> Virus-free. > >>> www.avg.com > >>> < > >> > http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > >>> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > >>> On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 12:17 PM Susan Gilmore <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>>> MOU, > >>>> Last night on the local news there were stories suggesting people take > >>>> down their bird feeders and remove their bird baths to stop the spread > >> of > >>>> the avian influenza. Is this a suggestion the MOU supports? > >>>> On another note we had a pair of Ruby-Crowned Kinglets and a pair of > >>>> Golden-Crowned Kinglets in our Golden Valley backyard maple bushes for > >>> the > >>>> last 2 days! > >>>> Thank you! > >>>> Susan > >>>> Susan Gilmore > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> 612-382-1171 > >>>> ---- > >>>> General information and guidelines for posting: > >>>> https://moumn.org/listservice.html > >>>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > >>>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > >> social > >>>> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > >>> ---- > >>> General information and guidelines for posting: > >>> https://moumn.org/listservice.html > >>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > >>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > social > >>> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Karen Olsen > >> (She/Her/Hers) > >> Health Care Mgr 2-Clin Lab Science > >> Section Manager-Bacteriology > >> University of Minnesota > >> Veterinary Diagnostic Lab > >> 1333 Gortner Ave > >> St. Paul, MN 55108 > >> 612-625-1298 > >> Website <https://www.vdl.umn.edu/> > >> > >> > >> Confidentiality Notice: This message, together with any attachments, is > >> intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is > >> addressed and may contain confidential or privileged information. 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