I live right outside of Folsom and have not had any issues, but a friend who lives in Folsom, about 3 miles away has had 2 PS die . She took one to Gold Country Rescue and it did not survive the night, the other she found in her backyard.
Ellen
On Sunday, February 7, 2021, 09:44:44 PM PST, Di <2curiousdi@...> wrote:
Thanks so much, Troy, for your response. We tend to agree with you that while we are concerned, we are not going to panic because all the finch seem just fine and we have mostly sock feeders (which we change out often as they are so inexpensive) and tube feeders (which we alternate and wash often). We have only one tray feeder and it is frequented by doves and sparrows- not finch as they prefer the socks and tubes.
We also were wondering the same thing you are- if there¡¯s any salmonella down in the seed that falls from the feeders, it would seem the doves, sparrows, and squirrels would be getting sick since they are always down there and the finches never are. So I think we¡¯re going to do the same thing you are¨C be very vigilant to be sure we don¡¯t see any sick or dead birds and keep everything super clean as we always do. Let¡¯s keep one another posted as to what we hear from other sources. Thanks again for your reply!
