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Dying House Finches

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From: Barbara Addison City: Otisville, MI
I also am experiencing deaths of these birds in my area. No sign physically of trauma or disease. However, they "look" sick hanging around the back deck with fluffed up feathers and "squinty" eyes. I find it odd that they are eating the grape jelly out for the orioles.
	Extension Message From: Laura Kammin Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program lkammin@illinois.edu
Could be conjunctivitis. Towards the end, they can't really see and have a very hard time finding food. Which is why they stay close to the bird feeders.
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