And my bird woes continue
On Saturday, I found a dead robin behind the bus shelter after work. Not wanting to smell death and decay the next few days, I grabbed a plastic bag and moved him into the grassy area. It was an unusual spot for a dead bird, but I figured he was old and dropped out of the tree of natural causes.
Yesterday I found another robin in the same place. Again, I moved him with something (a baby wipe I had with me) nearer the previous bird, which was indeed still there and decaying, so it wasn't the same one.
Guess what I find today? Next to instead of behind the bus shelter this time.
Once again I call 311, NYC's non-emergency hotline, to report this. I figure maybe someone put pesticide or poison in the tree or in the area.
They tell me, dead animals are Sanitation and transfer me over. Sanit guy tells me they could take two days to respond.
While taking down my info, he tells me that usually this is the Dept of Health's job, but they're currently not taking dead bird cases.
But they will next month.
Because they want to test them for West Nile.
FML
I go on to express my concern. He tells me, "its not the season for it."
I tell him I'm pretty sure the disease isn't looking at a calendar going, "Can't infect anyone, it isn't May yet!" Plus we've had crazy warm weather, but then again I am not a scientist.
Hopefully I won't, you know, DIE OF WEST NILE before my replacement NES games that Amy had ordered today arrive.
I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY ORIGINAL MARIO BEFORE I DIE THANK YOU.
Now if you excuse me, I'll be fretting and checking my temperature every half hour.
I LOVE YOU ALL.
Yesterday I found another robin in the same place. Again, I moved him with something (a baby wipe I had with me) nearer the previous bird, which was indeed still there and decaying, so it wasn't the same one.
Guess what I find today? Next to instead of behind the bus shelter this time.
Once again I call 311, NYC's non-emergency hotline, to report this. I figure maybe someone put pesticide or poison in the tree or in the area.
They tell me, dead animals are Sanitation and transfer me over. Sanit guy tells me they could take two days to respond.
While taking down my info, he tells me that usually this is the Dept of Health's job, but they're currently not taking dead bird cases.
But they will next month.
Because they want to test them for West Nile.
FML
I go on to express my concern. He tells me, "its not the season for it."
I tell him I'm pretty sure the disease isn't looking at a calendar going, "Can't infect anyone, it isn't May yet!" Plus we've had crazy warm weather, but then again I am not a scientist.
Hopefully I won't, you know, DIE OF WEST NILE before my replacement NES games that Amy had ordered today arrive.
I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY ORIGINAL MARIO BEFORE I DIE THANK YOU.
Now if you excuse me, I'll be fretting and checking my temperature every half hour.
I LOVE YOU ALL.