Around Town — Mon, Nov 9

Short items from around the area on Monday, November 9, 2026 — community happenings, quick updates, and notes that didn't make a full story. Banks Post Around Town 5 briefs Monday, November 9, 2026✦Daily roundup HEALTH Bird flu reports rising in Willamette Valley ducks and geese Many geese migrating through Oregon are showing signs of highly pathogenic avian influenza, and reports of sick and dead birds are increasing, most of them from the Willamette Valley, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a news release Monday, Nov. 9. Cackling geese, a smaller subspecies of the Canada goose, appear hardest hit. Infected waterfowl can be lethargic, unable to fly or uncoordinated, swim in circles or shake their heads, and usually die within 72 hours of showing signs. Some dabbling ducks carry the virus with no symptoms and spread it to other birds and wetlands through their feces. The department urges people to avoid contact with sick birds and keep pets away.

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