Date: 12/10/24 7:23 pm From: Ken Lassman <wilddouglascounty...> Subject: It seems that the avian variant of the bird flu is more likely to cause a pandemic than the variant currently infecting dairy herds
As birders we need to be alert to any sick/dead birds we see and if you get a nasty respiratory bug, don't hesitate to see a doctor and tell them you are a birder. After all, the 1918 flu got its legs in Kansas so we don't need to be the crossover source twice! Ken Lassman, Douglas County