A pair of Canada geese swim with their gosslings in this undated photo

The Pennsylvania Game Commission this week urged hunters to take precautions against exposure to bird flu by properly handling any birds they kill during hunting seasons under way or about to open.

Although the initial warning was directed to hunters, a commission spokesman subsequently acknowledged that many of the same precautions apply to birders with backyard feeders.

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