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Re: Birds are dropping dead all around my house...

terrier,

Find out if your town/county did an aerial spraying for bugs.

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Re: Birds are dropping dead all around my house...

On 8/8/2014 Preds said:

Oh, I love Mulberries!{#emotions_dlg.wub}

Me, too. I grew up with a huge mulberry tree in our yard and yes, we have a HUGE one on the farm.

{#emotions_dlg.thumbup}

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Re: Birds are dropping dead all around my house...

West Nile is usually given to humans through mosquito bites. in this area we are to report dead birds that are then picked up. We even had a 70 year old woman die several days ago of West Nile. Usually people just have flu symptoms.
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Re: Birds are dropping dead all around my house...

It's probably West Nile...

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Re: Birds are dropping dead all around my house...

they could be drunk............did ya check em..................................raven

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Re: Birds are dropping dead all around my house...

On 8/8/2014 minkbunny said:
On 8/8/2014 Preds said:

Oh, I love Mulberries!{#emotions_dlg.wub}

Me, too. I grew up with a huge mulberry tree in our yard and yes, we have a HUGE one on the farm.

{#emotions_dlg.thumbup}

I spent summers with my grandparents and that's where I discovered them. Spent a lot of time in those trees pigging out. {#emotions_dlg.wub}{#emotions_dlg.laugh} Oh, how I miss them .... grandparents and mulberries. LOL

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Re: Birds are dropping dead all around my house...

perhaps someone used a toxic spray or something that got on their food source or in the water they drink....

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Re: Birds are dropping dead all around my house...

How awful??? I hope you find out the cause!

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On 8/8/2014 minkbunny said:

Is this the fruit they are eating? Mulberries?

Mulberries: Picture of Mulberry Tree Fruit | Trees:Mulberry+Fruit @ TreePicturesOnline.com

YES!

My formerly silver SUV is now purple polka dotted, thanks to the birds and the berries.

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Re: Birds are dropping dead all around my house...

Yes, they do stain, terrier. Ours is located in a wooded area, luckily. They are very beneficial trees to wildlife so unless they were sprayed with a pesticide, there must be another problem.

You say you have a property manager (condo apartment, I believe?) I would certainly expect the owner of the building to be on top of this as soon as possible.

Scary stuff.