I believe Wes is correct and I should add that this bacterium can be spread by
contact. The implication here is that we should be cleaning our feeders often
and
then treating them with a 10% bleach solution. Let that air dry and do not
rinse.
Over the last 25 years we saw a rise and then fall
since the mid-1990s.
Wesley Hochachka
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[mailto:bounce-38093892-3494...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Marie P Read
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 8:29 PM
To: Caroline Manring; CAYUGABIRDS-L
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I have had a young goldfinch with what looks to be conjunctivitis at my feeder
lately.
Marie
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