[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Good morning!

Finding a dead bird like that would have creeped me out.

Because of the unusual amount of rain down here, we've had more mosquitoes than usual. And, earlier in the year there were radio ads from the state Vetinary Council warning ranchers to vaccinate horses against West Nile, so it's definately present here.

Since no one else has mentioned it yet... it sounds like you had a murder of crows last night!

[Overtaxed]

earlier in the year there were radio ads from the state Vetinary Council warning ranchers to vaccinate horses against West Nile

We've had the same warnings too.

[HairOfTheDog]

The horse combo-vaccines I have in my refrigerator (the horses are due, and I just haven't gotten around to it yet) don't contain vaccine for west nile, just everything that we have around here. I am gonna call my vet this morning, and if he thinks I should, I will have him drop by and give the west nile vaccine. Some people I know that travel to faraway events and horse shows immunize for it, but I don't think it is commonly given here.