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Water-borne parasites blamed for killing hundreds of Bay Area pigeons

Dead birds spotted in Woodside in past month

by Kate Daly/Special to the Almanac

Pigeon carcasses are piling up in parts of the Peninsula due to a seasonal outbreak of avian trichomonosis. It's caused by a primarily water-borne parasite that is infecting band-tailed pigeons flocking to the Pacific coast in search of acorns this winter.

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