Yes. Unclean conditions, mosquitos and crowding at birdbaths can increase the transmission of diseases like house finch eye disease, salmonellosis and avian pox. Birdbaths can also spread avian flu, though song birds are less likely to contract it than wild birds and poultry. Bi…
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