It is my understanding this is not a discussion forum. Please contact me off list if you can direct me to the appropriate place to discuss this, and/or have seen the same thing. [log in to unmask] Yesterday and again this morning, there are 3, apparently blind / semi-blind birds in the yard. 1 pine siskin is missing an eye. 1 purple finch's eyes both seem glassed over, rather looks like cataracts. 1 house finch's eye is missing, plus she has two circular areas of feathers missing on her flank / belly. Also outdoors here at the moment: red tailed hawk 1 (flyover) Cooper's hawk 1 (flyover) American crow 3 (flyover) cardinal 3 blue jay 2 mourning dove 12 tufted titmouse 4 hairy woodpecker 1 downy woodpecker 2 common grackle 2 American robin 12 + American goldfinch 5 chickadee 3 purple finch 7 house finch 4 song sparrow 1 (Was literally singing from the rooftop yesterday. Where's a camera when you need one <grin>) dark eyed junco 7 house sparrow 4 starling 1 ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]