Sounds like conjunctivitis. It is not spread to humans but can transfer to
other birds. You did the right thing by cleaning everything. You are good
to go!
More info:
https://feederwatch.org/learn/house-finch-eye-disease/
Brad Shine
On Friday, June 25, 2021, Kassie Moore <kasbang55@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I had a sick bird in my back yard. Poor thing just sat on the side of the
dogs water dish all afternoon. It died sometime in the evening hours. It
had a crusty looking eye. Other than that she looked healthy. House
finch. So I took down all my feeders and washed in dawn soap and soaked in
Clorox water.
Is there anything else I need to do to help keep this illness from
spreading?
Kassie
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Kassie