possible sick bird?
ok thres this bird..i still havnt identified it ...anyway...this bird comes to my sunflower hopper feeder and its just sits and eats every once in a while but the weird part is it stays in the same spot for 30 min to 45 min at a time and its not alert like the other birds and the other day i was able to get a few inches away from it before it flew away..if i can catch it should i bring it to the vetrinary hospital to see if they can give it meds to help it? or should i just leave it??
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Permalink Reply by paris laroche on -
this is wat it looks like
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Permalink Reply by jan sebach on -
This is a female finch and it likely has eye disease. When they get this disease they like to stay close to feed and water for fear of not being able to find them again especially if the disease gets worse which it always does. This is a typical finch disease, house finches and goldfinch alike and they will die eventually but in the meantime they are infecting others and the feeders and bird baths. I try my best to capture mine and take them as far away from the feeders as possible and then scrub them down. Good luck.
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Permalink Reply by Mitchelle Levone Wright on -
I feel that Jan is right for the most part. Where we differ is the catching it part. That's because I can't imagine catching a bird. I have experienced this with a House Finch and a Northern Mockingbird. In both cases, it was hard to watch. I recommend that you take your feeders down for two weeks. It could be worse: cats and hawks.
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Permalink Reply by paris laroche on
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ok i caught the bird and brought it to the vet telling them it was a pine siskin and to check for salmonella i hope the are able to treatt the bird
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Permalink Reply by Mitchelle Levone Wright on
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You're good, really good.., ...in more ways than one, and I hope your vet gets that female House Finch back to good health.
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Permalink Reply by paris laroche on
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thanks oh and i double checked and it actually is a pine siskin longer,thinner beak yellow on wings mottled back...it doesnt show in photo.. and heavy barring on chest so it actually is a pine siskin...house finches dont have any yellow on wings
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Permalink Reply by paris laroche on
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the bird was sick so the vet put it down...depressing
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Permalink Reply by Stu Yellams on -
Yes, certainly a Pine Siskin, it's tough, by the time you can catch them it's often too late. Did it have any eye infection? I don't see any sign on the photos.
paris laroche said:thanks oh and i double checked and it actually is a pine siskin longer,thinner beak yellow on wings mottled back...it doesnt show in photo.. and heavy barring on chest so it actually is a pine siskin...house finches dont have any yellow on wings
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Permalink Reply by paris laroche on
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i dont thinl so i thought maybe salmonella and the vet said the same thing so i wahsed all feeders and changed water and hopefully it wont happen again for a long time
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Permalink Reply by Wild Birds Unlimited, Inc. on -
Great awareness to bring to the birding community. Thanks for sharing.
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