The Missouri Department of Conservation says bird flu ... Because avian influenza is so deadly and transmissible, it is common practice to euthanize any bird that has avian influenza. Klebe said the ...

Lifelong Missouri birder Jeff Cantrell came across ... They will be pretty common.” His life-bird sighting of the great-tailed grackle occurred in McAlester, Oklahoma, on May 19, 1995.

Snow geese are common carriers of bird flu in the wild, Hudman said. Snow geese gather in immense numbers in Missouri as they migrate from summer nesting sites along Hudson Bay and the Arctic ...

However, the recent Missouri case is unusual ... The CDC reports the current spread is most common in outdoor birds, but also cattle. Manian recommends avoiding sick mammals and birds, but ...

A Missouri bird sanctuary rejoiced after officials recently ... Migratory Bird Sanctuary in West Alton. The animal is a common fixture in its home throughout the Southwest U.S. and Mexcio, but ...