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from the disease outright, the birds often die from starvation.
Birds affected cannot get food, or swallow what they do manage to find. It is spread several ways, infected mosquitoes can pass it on after taking a blood meal from the bird or spread by direct contact with the effected site, usually at a bird feeder.
Other diseases affecting songbirds are transmitted by contact, airborne droplets or dust, and cause an infection of the bird’s eye membranes. It has quickly spread across the country and the disease seems to effect house finches and American goldfinches mostly but can affect other birds as well.
If the sick bird does not die from the disease it runs a higher risk of being killed by a predator due to the effect the disease has on the bird’s eyesight, making it vulnerable.
Here are a few simple things you can do to help prevent diseases at your feeders. First and foremost, keep your feeders clean by simply monitoring the feeders and taking them in for washing when they look dirty.
It is very important to keep bird feeders clean. A clean feeder makes it easy for birds to see the feed. Also, a clean feeder reduces the chance that birds could pick up diseases from fungi, which can collect in the cracks and comers of some feeders.
When feeders do need cleaning, remove all leftover seed and other debris from your feeder. Using plain water and a stiff brush to remove the stubborn seeds lodged in the comers of your feeder makes cleaning much easier.
After you have removed as much as you can with the brush it is time to fill a large pan or tub with a mixture of one part bleach to nine parts warm water. Put the feeder into the pan and let it soak in the bleach solution
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