A crow has been seen with wartlike growths around its eyes and I think its possible that this might be a case of avian pox which would be a threat to other birds. What should I do?
It is not too unusual to see avian pox in the wild. In mild cases, the bird will recover with immunity- in more severe cases, it can progress to a diptheritic state and it can be fatal. Smaller birds appear to have higher mortality rates. Although it is a virus that can be transmitted to other birds, it is not tremendously virulent and many birds do not really have a great risk of infection. In practical terms, the situation you have cited may be academic because it would be difficult to capture a bird in the wild with this affliction unless some other condition caused it to fail. Even with capture, treatment options are limited to supportive care as with any viral infection. The possibility of reducing the transmission potential may be the only treatment option. The best course of action in this case, would be to monitor flock eating and drinking areas within your yard to discourage transmission of disease and /or to clean and disinfect (1TBSP bleach ;1 gal water) bird watering statio
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