Birds dying

[JoePa]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbAlfa3-6AI. - I always thought that birds were one of the nicer things in nature - sure hope they find out what is happening - maybe the use of chemical sprays

[MikePal]

Well if you ask any of our Health Experts they'll tell you it's the Delta variant and the birds will have to be locked down...

Kind of an odd video, not very informative. Avion flues are not that uncommon, so I'm sure they will find out soon enough.

[Gun Nut]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbAlfa3-6AI. - I always thought that birds were one of the nicer things in nature - sure hope they find out what is happening - maybe the use of chemical sprays

Doing a bit of reading as to the location and the bird crop being effected and having read the Silent Spring in university back at the beginning of the seventies, I came across a possible cause for what has happen:
One woman made the observation;
“When something is happening on a large scale in nature, it’s frightening to think about,” she says. “I’m worried this is the canary in the coal mine.”

"Online, some people had theorized that residents who were spraying cicadas with pesticides may be causing the problem."

Something that sounds about right when you piece a few events together:

In May and June of 2021, periodical cicadas are expected to emerge in Washington, DC, and 15 states in the Eastern U.S. to mate and lay eggs. This group (or brood) of cicadas is called Brood X (i.e., Brood 10). The cicadas will only be active aboveground for about eight weeks

Surely such creature need to be dealt with and chemical companies enjoy it when people employ their products to deal with pests. Perhaps a bit of further research beyond the labeling on the pesticide can might have save a generation of song birds. Stuff like the following:

No need to spray! Pesticides are generally ineffective in keeping cicadas away. So many cicadas emerge at once that more will inevitably move in. Spraying also doesn’t make sense because cicadas are generally harmless. Applying pesticides to control cicadas may harm other organisms, including animals that eat cicadas.

You don’t stop hunting because you grow old. You grow old because you stop hunting.
- Gun Nut

[MikePal]

"Online, some people had theorized that residents who were spraying cicadas with pesticides may be causing the problem."[/I]

Something that sounds about right when you piece a few events together:

Actually sounds quite plausible...thanks for the research !!