The sight of a sick or dead bird at a feeder doesn’t evoke the same delight as a visit from a healthy, chirping songbird. Seeing diseased birds is often a source of concern, confusion and even guilt ...

Migrating birds often drive up numbers of avian influenza among wild birds and sometimes farm animals. Migrating flocks of wild birds can carry avian influenza, also known as the bird flu. That’s why ...

Oregon officials said people should avoid contact with birds that seem sick or are dead to avoid spreading a highly contagious strain of bird flu. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said the ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Health officials are asking people to avoid contact with wild birds that seem sick or are dead. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has confirmed three cases of bird flu in ...