Yes people on our NextDoor area were asking about why dead birds are showing up. That was in May and June.
If it’s not Bird Flu (MUCH worse than COVID BTW), then May I posit something from the cicadas out at the same time?
Further, I can say during cicadas, we had a hard time using up our bird feed.
Now, they are flocking like crazy again. Even the squirrels. So I have to wonder if it was true that many birds were resting on cicadas. Is there something about the cicada crop that was bad this year?
Cicadas were swarming this year. Only happens IIRC less than once per decade.
Is there something about the cicada crop that was bad this year?>>> The article mentions cicadas being a possible source. So i’ll feed my birds so they don’t have to eat the infected cicadas. We also had a huge infestation of the “Chinese Lantern Fly” last year in which i proceeded to murder a few million. Not too bad this year. Maybe they carry a disease as well. Birds do not eat them but they do pick them up before dropping them.