Date: 8/14/26 8:29 am From: Muhammad Arif <mnarif...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Question about dead birds
I saw the dead birds this morning. I can confirm they were starlings. There was once section with about a dozen dead birds, and another section a few hundred feet apart with 3-4 birds.
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From: Kevin J. McGowan <kjm2...>
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2026 10:47 AM
To: Regi Teasley <rltcayuga...>; Cayuga Bird List <cayugabirds-l...>
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Question about dead birds
I suspect a flock of starlings were foraging along the roadside and a large truck came by and sucked them into its wake vortex. It happens every now and then.
Kevin
From: <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> On Behalf Of Regi Teasley
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2026 10:13 AM
To: Cayuga Bird List <cayugabirds-l...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Question about dead birds
Take 2
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Protect what is left, recover what is lost of the fair earth.
William Morris, “Art and the Beauty of the Earth.” 1881
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From: Regi Teasley <rltcayuga...><mailto:<rltcayuga...>> Date: August 14, 2026 at 10:11:28 AM EDT
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <CAYUGABIRDS-L...><mailto:<CAYUGABIRDS-L...>> Subject: Question about dead birds
Birders,
This was asked on a neighborhood list serve. It’s legit. Can you address it?
Hello neighbors, there's a section on West Dryden Rd, closer to Freeville, where there are a lot of dead birds in the road, like a dozen or more. Any ideas what happened? I'm quite upset by it.
Regi
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Protect what is left, recover what is lost of the fair earth.
William Morris, “Art and the Beauty of the Earth.” 1881
