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Re: FW: Pine Siskin

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NEAL BLIZZARD JR

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NEAL BLIZZARD JR

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Wed, 4 Mar 2009 10:06:45 -0500

On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 10:34:21 -0500
  "Blizzard, Caroline" <> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Caroline Blizzard
> 
> Director, The Discovery Center
> 
> at Deep Creek Lake State Park
> 
> 898 State Park Rd
> 
> Swanton, MD  21561
> 
> (301) 387-7067
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>From: Nathan G Ramsay [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 10:31 AM
> To: Blizzard, Caroline
> Subject: Re: Pine Siskin
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Caroline, 
> 
> In the esophagus of all 3 siskins there were several 
>large and small,
> thick, pale, caseous plaques that extend through the 
>wall. These plaques
> are classic lesions of esophageal salmonellosis. We do 
>not have any
> confirming microbiology results back yet, but they 
>should be in later
> this week and we will let you know if the results are 
>contradictory. We
> recommend that you ask your neighbors take their feeders 
>down, clean
> them with a 10% bleach solution and leave them down for 
>4 weeks. Any
> spilled feed on the ground around the feeders also needs 
>to be cleaned
> up. Thanks 
> 
> Have a great day, 
> Nathan 
> 
> Nathan G. Ramsay
> Wildlife Disease Technician
> National Wildlife Health Center
> 6006 Schroeder Rd.
> Madison, WI 53711
> 608-270-2435 
> 
> 
> 
>From: 
> 
> "Blizzard, Caroline" <> 
> 
> To: 
> 
> <> 
> 
> Date: 
> 
> 03/03/2009 08:37 AM 
> 
> Subject: 
> 
> Pine Siskin
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
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> 
> Hi Nathan, 
> I was wondering how testing was coming?  I am still 
>getting 3-5 calls a
> day reporting 5 or more dead siskin at feeders in the 
>area.  We have
> stopped seeing it b/c our feeders are in but just this 
>morning I had
> messages of 15 more dead birds.  I have probably heard 
>of about 70-100
> since this started last week. 
>  
> Let me know how it is going if you get a chance, 
> Caroline 
>  
> Caroline Blizzard 
> Director, The Discovery Center 
> at Deep Creek Lake State Park 
> 898 State Park Rd 
> Swanton, MD  21561 
> (301) 387-7067 
>  
>