Not that this post relates to the bird deaths in this thread, but it is possible that all the world events are related.

A dead teal duck was found to have H5N1 in South Korea. Today officials in Hong Kong release the testing results of a dead crow found no where near a poultry farm. The crow has tested positive with H5N1 and was found in a populated area.

I am not concluding by any means that any of the recent bird deaths in the US are contributed to H5N1.........The Gov would tell us if that were the case right?

I found ATS a couple years ago due to my research in massive bird deaths here in the US and how it could possibly be associated with H5N1..........

For now I guess we have to go with the USDA poisoning and trucks as the cause of deaths.....

But as these weird events keep happening, we must be aware of the possibility threat of H5N1 using H1N1 as a carrier. If we keep seeing these outbreaks of H5N1 with birds it will only be a matter of time before the two viruses meet up and a mutation occurs............

HONG KONG, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- A dead large-billed crow found in Tai O, Lantau Island of Hong Kong was confirmed to be H5N1 virus positive, a spokesman for the city's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said on Friday.

The bird carcass was collected at Sun Ki Street, Tai O on Jan. 18. It was highly decomposed when found and required a series of tests before avian influenza was confirmed Friday.

The spokesman said the large-billed crow is a common resident bird in Hong Kong and there were no poultry farms within three kilometers of where the dead bird was found.

To minimize the risk of avian influenza outbreaks, he said, all relevant government departments would continue to remain highly vigilant and strictly enforce preventive measures against avian influenza, such as reinforcing health education and striving to deter illegal imports of poultry and birds into Hong Kong.