Several Hundred Dead Birds Washed Up

The Culprit: Type E Avian Botulism

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• In the second major waterfowl die-off in less than nine months, several hundred dead birds have washed up in recent weeks along Little Galloo Island and the eastern coast of Lake Ontario. The culprit: Type E avian botulism, a deadly toxin. Dead birds are marked with spray paint in an effort to keep track of their numbers.
• Bird tracking equipment is swapped out for later inspection back in the lab.
• Field producer Ian Rafferty shoots bird renourishment on Little Galloo Island.
• FNC Correspondent Rick Leventhal boards the research vessel.
• FNC crew boarded this research vessel for a day on Lake Ontario with NY State wildfire researchers.
• Previously tagged birds are tracked with radio communications equipment by wildfire researchers.
• The FNC Crew witnessed numerous instances of deceased birds on the island.

  
  Watch Rick Leventhal's report: Death of birds and fish raises fear of botulism spread