More Birds Turn Up Dead In Poughkeepsie

Recently it was reported that birds were dropping dead in Staten Island, N.Y. Now reports are coming in from Poughkeepsie, N.Y. that birds are turning up dead there too.

The story first reported by Newsday, also mentioned by Thedailygreen and Homeland Security all suggests that the Avian Reovirus seems to be responsible for the die off of these birds. At this time it is unknown if the two separate incidents are related; I expect they are connected as reports are coming in from several NY counties around the State.

Details of the story are best found by following the link above to Newsday. I will see if I can follow up with more information on the incident later.