The arrival of millions of southbound birds in Pennsylvania this fall heightens the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu.
Given their numbers, migrating waterfowl stopping to refuel at lakes and streams along the Atlantic Flyway late August through November are most susceptible to the deadly virus, and so, too, are resident species that share habitats and water and food sources.
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