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Birding Reports => Backyard Birding => Topic started by: torontobirds on May 28, 2013, 08:26:25 AM

Title: Northern Cardinal with conjunctivitis?
Post by: torontobirds on May 28, 2013, 08:26:25 AM

I have a male cardinal that visits my yard and is now blind in one eye. The eye appears to have a black scab covering the entire eye. So far the other eye looks okay. Is there any help out there for this bird?

Title: Re: Northern Cardinal with conjunctivitis?
Post by: Rob'in'To on May 30, 2013, 08:11:52 AM

You could call Toronto Wildlife Centre for some good advice.

http://www.torontowildlifecentre.com/pa ... ntact.html (http://www.torontowildlifecentre.com/pages/contact/contact.html)

Title: Re: Northern Cardinal with conjunctivitis?
Post by: Howieh on May 30, 2013, 10:27:48 PM

Quote from: "torontobirds"

I have a male cardinal that visits my yard and is now blind in one eye. The eye appears to have a black scab covering the entire eye. So far the other eye looks okay. Is there any help out there for this bird?

Strange coincidence; last Tuesday (May 28) I got a closer than normal look at my male cardinal and he appears to have exactly the same problem. Did you call the Wildlife Center?