Bird Ticks
Q: I found a suffering cardinal with a big tick attached just above its eye.
Is this a normal occurrence?
A: Bird ticks are more common than I once thought. Dr. Nancy Hinkle at the University of Georgia is doing a study to find out exactly how ticks affect birds.
This article gives good information:
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