From November through April Project FeederWatch participants can
report observations of eye disease as part of their regular counts.
I'm not aware of anyone else collecting data on eye disease.
Since you have such a significant outbreak, you should probably take
down the feeders the goldfinches are using for a couple of weeks to
encourage them to disperse and to assure disease isn't being spread
at your feeders. Then if sick birds return, avoid using feeders with
ports that birds put their heads into.
You can learn
more about eye disease on the Project FeederWatch website.
Anne Marie Johnson
On 5/20/2022 5:12 PM, Stephanie P.
Herrick wrote:
Peter - I had one at my feeder which I was fortunately able to
gently capture and take to the CU Wildlife clinic where it was
treated and released. I took down my feeders and cleaned them
all and have not seen any other sick ones since.
- S
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of Peter McDonald
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2022 4:59:34 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Goldfinch eye disease
A number of goldfinch at my feeder in
W. Danby have eye disease. They’re so disoriented they
often land on me as a perch trying to find the feeders,
which I scrub each week with warm water and a touch of
bleach. Is the LabofO still keeping tabs on this? If so
where to report my data. Other thoughts? It seems fatal
since I’ve found three dead in past 2 months with the
‘glue eye’ diagnostic. I gather their deaths are probably
for lack of feeding acumen due to blindness more than
anything. (BTW I only get the list digest here so include
me in any response.) Thx, Peter
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