Conjunctivitis (not otherwise specified) is listed as the event diagnosis for many birds that died in Maryland and Washington, D.C. in the spring and summer of 2021 – this according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Wildlife Health Information Sharing …
USGS and Partners Investigating DC Area Bird Mortality Event
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center, in late May, wildlife managers in Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye swelling and crusty discharge, as well …