{"id":5273,"date":"2021-04-06T11:50:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T11:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?p=5273"},"modified":"2023-03-27T15:48:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T15:48:59","slug":"death-of-birds-blamed-on-bird-feeders-and-salmonellosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2021\/04\/06\/death-of-birds-blamed-on-bird-feeders-and-salmonellosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Death of birds blamed on bird feeders and salmonellosis"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bird-watchers in North Carolina have gotten alarmed in the last few weeks as dead or dying birds began appearing in their backyards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Biologists and people in the birdseed business say the deaths are not unusual, but that people are just more aware of them because of an increase in backyard bird feeders. They say homeowners can take a few simple steps to reduce the spread of the disease that has been killing the birds \u2013 and now has begun to sicken people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n