Dead birds suspected to have died from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been found on Kigigak Island and Tutakoke River in Alaska, with other bird species displaying unusual behaviors.
Seems to happen same time each year.
A large number of bird die-offs
An outbreak of salmonellosis among pine siskins in North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada may be linked to an increased population, migratory irruption, and the use of bird feeders during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
More than 50 birds and a seal were found along the shoreline.
Dead murres on beach
"Our roads are slippery when there would be snow to where the children were out with their sled. Planes never cancelled as much as this year to where the flights were backed up to 3 or 4 days. Lately, we've been seeing grasses regrowing after it warms up out there."
Regurgitation from a bald eagle contains plastic pieces.
Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) with Saprolegnia
Over the last several weeks the algae bloom has ranged from significant covering the surface of the lake in many places to today seeing patches of the bloom here and there on the surface. It can also be observed below the surface near the shoreline.
Leech found on duck near Selawik.
The past couple years have been warmer than normal contributing to where the river is still flowing ice and with some of the plants still green.
My colleague who has been doing this work for over 35 years indicated that he has never experienced that many ticks.
Tissue from the recent necropsy on a humpback whale remains on Kincaid beach
Ticks used to be uncommon in Northern Saskatchewan, but are becoming more abundant as the climate warms.
An unidentified tick was found on the nose of a dog in the backyard of a home in south Anchorage. Neither the family nor their pet had been traveling recently. The identification of the tick species is pending.
"I am worried that unless we do something, the algae will kill the lake, or at least our enjoyment of it."
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