From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Tue Oct 29 09:57:05 2002 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g9THs21I012789 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 29 Oct 2002 09:54:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from concord.eddata.com (concord.eddata.com [216.2.25.194]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g9THrUhh012679 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 29 Oct 2002 09:53:30 -0800 (PST) Received: by CONCORD with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id <4A6DFR6Y>; Tue, 29 Oct 2002 09:53:26 -0800 Message-ID: <731A6F12A87AD2118E8B006097098F9A5ABEC8@CONCORD> From: Mark Paxton <[[email protected]]> Subject: RE: [SBB] House finch disease? Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 09:53:22 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b3+ Precedence: list Cc: South Bay Birding <[[email protected]]> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: [[email protected]] Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Hello, You've accurately described a condition that's common to House Finches -- avian pox. There's lots about it on the web. It's a contagious condition and can be spread via birds congregating at dirty feeders. While not fatal of itself, if the growths impede feeding or sight significantly the result is more predictable. Here's a link: http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/facts/avepox.html Mark Paxton, San Benito County -----Original Message----- From: Va Landschoot [mailto:[[email protected]]] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 5:21 PM To: [[email protected]] Cc: South Bay Birding Subject: [SBB] House finch disease? Yesterday I noticed a house finch on my balcony with wartlike projections around the base of its beak. It let me get within 3 feet of it several times and I took a photo, but unfortunately all I have is a digital camera and no special lenses so it isn't a good close up photo. Does anyone have any idea what this could be? A malformation? Warts? Disease? Va Landschoot Sunnyvale _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/mark%40eddata.com This email sent to [[email protected]] _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]