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Parasite outbreak blamed for killing hundreds of Bay Area pigeons, with dead birds spotted in Woodside
by Kate Daly / Contributor
Uploaded: Sat, Mar 11, 2023, 11:15 am 0
Pigeon carcasses are piling up in parts of the Peninsula due to a seasonal outbreak of avian trichomonosis. It's caused by a primarily water-borne parasite that is infecting band-tailed pigeons flocking to the Pacific coast in search of acorns this winter.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Senior Environmental Scientist Krysta Rogers said that as of March 2, 257 pigeon deaths have been reported in seven Bay Area counties, including San Mateo and Santa Clara, but that the number is only an estimate...
..."Other bird species may be at risk of developing avian trichomonosis, including mourning doves, various songbirds, and avian predators that prey on infected species," Rogers said.
However, she said pigeons, mourning doves and many songbirds are at a lower risk of catching avian flu because "we see most cases of avian influenza among waterfowl, other waterbirds, and avian predators and scavengers that feed on waterfowl."
Parasite outbreak blamed for killing hundreds of Bay Area pigeons, with dead birds spotted in Woodside
by Kate Daly / Contributor
Uploaded: Sat, Mar 11, 2023, 11:15 am 0
Pigeon carcasses are piling up in parts of the Peninsula due to a seasonal outbreak of avian trichomonosis. It's caused by a primarily water-borne parasite that is infecting band-tailed pigeons flocking to the Pacific coast in search of acorns this winter.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Senior Environmental Scientist Krysta Rogers said that as of March 2, 257 pigeon deaths have been reported in seven Bay Area counties, including San Mateo and Santa Clara, but that the number is only an estimate...
..."Other bird species may be at risk of developing avian trichomonosis, including mourning doves, various songbirds, and avian predators that prey on infected species," Rogers said.
However, she said pigeons, mourning doves and many songbirds are at a lower risk of catching avian flu because "we see most cases of avian influenza among waterfowl, other waterbirds, and avian predators and scavengers that feed on waterfowl."