1 Supplemental Files 3- 2 Meta-analysis of published frequencies of the first decade of field-based mortality and 3 seropositivity in avian species affected by West Nile virus in the United States 4 Claudio Verdugo1,3, Claudio Fuentes2, Maureen T. Long3*§ 5 6 1 7 Chile, Valdivia, Chile 8 2 9 3 10 Instituto de Patología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral de Department of Statistics, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR, USA Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville FL, USA 11 12 § 13 Email addresses: Corresponding author 14 CV: claudioverdugo@uach.cl 15 CF: fuentesc@stat.oregonstate.edu 16 MTL: longm@ufl.edu 17 18 19 20 -1- 1 Supplemental File 3 – List of articles from which data was extracted for recalculation of the 2 number of seropositive birds analyzed based on article, taxonomic strata, and time. 3 ALLISON AB, MEAD DG, GIBBS SE, HOFFMAN DM, STALLKNECHT DE (2004). West Nile virus 4 viremia in wild rock pigeons. Emerg. Infect. Dis., 10: 2252-2255. 5 BELL JA, BREWER CM, MICKELSON NJ, GARMAN GW, VAUGHAN JA (2006). West Nile virus 6 epizootiology, central Red River Valley, North Dakota and Minnesota, 2002-2005. Emerg. 7 Infect. Dis., 12: 1245-1247. 8 BEVEROTH TA, WARD MP, LAMPMAN RL, RINGIA AM, NOVAK RJ (2006). Changes in 9 seroprevalence of West Nile virus across Illinois in free-ranging birds from 2001 through 10 2004. Am J Trop. Med. Hyg., 74: 174-179. 11 BRADLEY CA, GIBBS SEJ, ALTIZER S (2008). Urban land use predicts West Nile Virus exposure 12 in songbirds. Ecological Applications, 18: 1083-1092. 13 DUSEK RJ, MCLEAN RG, KRAMER LD, UBICO SR, DUPUIS AP, EBEL GD, et al. (2009). 14 Prevalence of West Nile virus in migratory birds during spring and fall migration. Am J Trop. 15 Med. Hyg., 81: 1151-1158. 16 DUSEK RJ, RICHARDSON D, EGSTAD KF, HEISEY DM (2006). Evaluating red-cockaded 17 woodpeckers for exposure to West Nile virus and blood parasites. Southeastern Naturalist, 18 5: 561-565. 19 GIBBS SEJ, ALLISON AB, YABSLEY MJ, MEAD DG, WILCOX BR, STALLKNECHT DE (2006). West 20 Nile virus antibodies in avian species of Georgia, USA: 2000-2004. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic 21 Diseases, 6: 57-72. -2- 1 GODSEY MS, JR., BLACKMORE MS, PANELLA NA, BURKHALTER K, GOTTFRIED K, HALSEY LA, et 2 al. (2005). West Nile virus epizootiology in the southeastern United States, 2001. Vector. 3 Borne. Zoonotic. Dis., 5: 82-89. 4 HULL J, HULL A, REISEN W, FANG Y, ERNEST H (2006). Variation of West Nile virus antibody 5 prevalence in migrating and wintering hawks in central California. Condor, 108: 435-439. 6 HULL JM, KEANE JJ, TELL L, ERNEST HB (2010). West Nile Virus Antibody Surveillance in Three 7 Sierra Nevada Raptors of Conservation Concern. Condor, 112: 168-172. 8 JOZAN M, EVANS R, MCLEAN R, HALL R, TANGREDI B, REED L, et al. (2003). Detection of West 9 Nile Virus Infection in birds in the United States by blocking ELISA and 10 immunohistochemistry. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 3: 99-110. 11 KOMAR N, BURNS J, DEAN C, PANELLA NA, DUSZA S, CHERRY B (2001a). Serologic evidence 12 for West Nile virus infection in birds in Staten Island, New York, after an outbreak in 2000. 13 Vector. Borne. Zoonotic. Dis., 1: 191-196. 14 KOMAR N, PANELLA NA, BURNS JE, DUSZA SW, MASCARENHAS TM, TALBOT TO (2001b). 15 Serologic evidence for West Nile virus infection in birds in the New York City vicinity during 16 an outbreak in 1999. Emerg. Infect. Dis., 7: 621-625. 17 KOMAR N, PANELLA NA, LANGEVIN SA, BRAULT AC, AMADOR M, EDWARDS E, et al. (2005). 18 Avian hosts for West Nile virus in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, 2002. Am J Trop. Med. 19 Hyg., 73: 1031-1037. 20 LILLIBRIDGE KM, PARSONS R, RANDLE Y, DA ROSA APAT, GUZMAN H, SIIRIN M, et al. (2004). 21 The 2002 introduction of West Nile Virus into Harris County, Texas, an area historically 22 endemic for St. Louis encephalitis. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 70: 23 676-681. -3- 1 LOSS SR, HAMER GL, GOLDBERG TL, RUIZ MO, KITRON UD, WALKER ED, et al. (2009a). 2 Nestling Passerines Are Not Important Hosts for Amplification of West Nile Virus in Chicago, 3 Illinois. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 9: 13-17. 4 LOSS SR, HAMER GL, WALKER ED, RUIZ MO, GOLDBERG TL, KITRON UD, et al. (2009b). Avian 5 host community structure and prevalence of West Nile virus in Chicago, Illinois. Oecologia., 6 159: 415-424. 7 MEDICA DL, CLAUSER R, BILDSTEIN K (2007). Prevalence of west Nile virus antibodies in a 8 breeding population of American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) in Pennsylvania. J Wildl. Dis., 43: 9 538-541. 10 NASCI RS, KOMAR N, MARFIN AA, LUDWIG GV, KRAMER LD, DANIELS TJ, et al. (2002). 11 Detection of West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes and seropositive juvenile birds in the 12 vicinity of virus-positive dead birds. Am J Trop. Med. Hyg., 67: 492-496. 13 NEMETH N, KRATZ G, EDWARDS E, SCHERPELZ J, BOWEN R, KOMAR N (2007). Surveillance 14 for West Nile virus in clinic-admitted raptors, Colorado. Emerg. Infect. Dis., 13: 305-307. 15 NEMETH NM, DWYER JF, MORRISON JL, FRASER JD (2009). Prevalence of Antibodies to West 16 Nile Virus and Other Arboviruses among Crested Caracaras (Caracara cheriway) in Florida. 17 Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 45: 817-822. 18 NEWMAN SH, PADULA VM, CRAY C, KRAMER LD (2007). Health assessment of Black- 19 crowned Night-herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) of the New York Harbor estuary. Comp 20 Biochem. Physiol B Biochem. Mol. Biol., 148: 363-374. 21 REED LM, JOHANSSON MA, PANELLA N, MCLEAN R, CREEKMORE T, PUELLE R, et al. (2009). 22 Declining mortality in American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) following natural West Nile 23 virus infection. Avian Dis., 53: 458-461. -4- 1 REISEN WK, BARKER CM, CARNEY R, LOTHROP HD, WHEELER SS, WILSON JL, et al. (2006a). 2 Role of corvids in epidemiology of west Nile virus in southern California. J Med. Entomol., 43: 3 356-367. 4 REISEN WK, CARROLL BD, TAKAHASHI R, FANG Y, GARCIA S, MARTINEZ VM, et al. (2009a). 5 Repeated West Nile Virus Epidemic Transmission in Kern County, California, 2004-2007. 6 Journal of Medical Entomology, 46: 139-157. 7 REISEN WK, MARTINEZ VM, FANG Y, GARCIA S, ASHTARI S, WHEELER SS, et al. (2006b). Role 8 of California (Callipepla californica) and Gambel's (Callipepla gambelii) quail in the ecology of 9 mosquito-borne encephalitis viruses in California, USA. Vector. Borne. Zoonotic. Dis., 6: 248- 10 260. 11 REISEN WK, WHEELER S, ARMIJOS MV, FANG Y, GARCIA S, KELLEY K, et al. (2009b). Role of 12 Communally Nesting Ardeid Birds in the Epidemiology of West Nile Virus Revisited. Vector- 13 Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 9: 275-280. 14 REISEN WK, WHEELER SS, YAMAMOTO S, FANG Y, GARCIA S (2005). Nesting ardeid colonies 15 are not a focus of elevated West Nile virus activity in southern California. Vector-Borne and 16 Zoonotic Diseases, 5: 258-266. 17 RINGIA AM, BLITVICH BJ, KOO HY, VAN DE WYNGAERDE M, BRAWN JD, NOVAK RJ (2004). 18 Antibody prevalence of West Nile Virus in birds, Illinois, 2002. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 19 10: 1120-1124. 20 SEBASTIAN MM, STEWART I, WILLIAMS NM, POONACHA KB, SELLS SF, VICKERS ML, et al. 21 (2008). Pathological, entomological, avian and meteorological investigation of a West Nile 22 virus epidemic in a horse farm. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 55: 134-139. -5- 1 SHELITE TR, ROGERS CM, LITZNER BR, JOHNSON RR, SCHNEEGURT MA (2008). West Nile 2 virus antibodies in permanent resident and overwintering migrant birds in south-central 3 Kansas. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 8: 321-329. 4 STOUT WE, CASSINI AG, MEECE JK, PAPP JM, ROSENFIELD RN, REED KD (2005). Serologic 5 evidence of West Nile virus infection in three wild raptor populations. Avian Dis., 49: 371- 6 375. 7 SULLIVAN H, LINZ G, CLARK L, SALMAN M (2006). West Nile virus antibody prevalence in red- 8 winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) from North Dakota, USA (2003-2004). Vector. 9 Borne. Zoonotic. Dis., 6: 305-309. 10 WALKER BL, NAUGLE DE, DOHERTY KE, CORNISH TE (2007). West Nile virus and greater sage- 11 grouse: estimating infection rate in a wild bird population. Avian Dis., 51: 691-696. 12 WHEELER SS, BARKER CM, FANG Y, ARMIJOS MV, CARROLL BD, HUSTED S, et al. (2009). 13 Differential Impact of West Nile Virus on California Birds. Condor, 111: 1-20. 14 WILCOX BR, YABSLEY MJ, ELLIS AE, STALLKNECHT DE, GIBBS SEJ (2007). West Nile virus 15 antibody prevalence in American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) and fish crows (Corvus 16 ossifragus) in Georgia, USA. Avian Diseases, 51: 125-128. 17 YAREMYCH SA, WARNER RE, MANKIN PC, BRAWN JD, RAIM A, NOVAK R (2004). West Nile 18 virus and high death rate in American crows. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 10: 709-711. -6- 1 Supplemental File 4 – List of articles from which data was extracted for recalculation of the 2 number of dead birds testing positive for West Nile virus based on article, taxonomic 3 strata, and time. 4 BECKWITH WH, SIRPENSKI S, FRENCH RA, NELSON R, MAYO D (2002). Isolation of eastern 5 equine encephalitis virus and West Nile virus from crows during increased arbovirus 6 surveillance in Connecticut, 2000. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 66: 7 422-426. 8 BERNARD KA, MAFFEI JG, JONES SA, KAUFFMAN EB, EBEL G, DUPUIS AP, et al. (2001). West 9 Nile virus infection in birds and mosquitoes, New York State, 2000. Emerg. Infect. Dis., 7: 10 679-685. 11 BLACKMORE CGM, STARK LM, JETER WC, OLIVERI RL, BROOKS RG, CONTI LA, et al. (2003). 12 Surveillance results from the first West Nile virus transmission season in Florida, 2001. 13 American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 69: 141-150. 14 CAFFREY C, SMITH SCR, WESTON TJ (2005). West Nile virus devastates an American crow 15 population. Condor, 107: 128-132. 16 CROSBIE SP, KOENIG WD, REISEM WK, KRAMER VL, MARCUS L, CARNEY R, et al. (2008). Early 17 impact of West Nile virus on the Yellow-Billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli). Auk, 125: 542-550. 18 DAWSON JR, STONE WB, EBEL GD, YOUNG DS, GALINSKI DS, PENSABENE JP, et al. (2007). 19 Crow deaths caused by West Nile virus during winter. Emerg. Infect. Dis., 13: 1912-1914. 20 ELLIS AE, MEAD DG, ALLISON AB, STALLKNECHT DE, HOWERTH EW (2007). Pathology and 21 epidemiology of natural West Nile viral infection of raptors in Georgia. J Wildl. Dis., 43: 214- 22 223. -7- 1 GARVIN MC, TARVIN KA, SMITH J, OHAJURUKA OA, GRIMES S (2004). Patterns of West Nile 2 virus infection in Ohio blue jays: Implications for initiation of the annual cycle. American 3 Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 70: 566-570. 4 GERHOLD RW, TATE CM, GIBBS SE, MEAD DG, ALLISON AB, FISCHER JR (2007). Necropsy 5 findings and arbovirus surveillance in mourning doves from the southeastern United States. J 6 Wildl. Dis., 43: 129-135. 7 GIBBS SEJ, HOFFMAN DM, STARK LM, MARLENEE NL, BLITVICH BJ, BEATY BJ, et al. (2005). 8 Persistence of antibodies to West Nile virus in naturally infected rock pigeons (Columba 9 livia). Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, 12: 665-667. 10 HADLER J, NELSON R, MCCARTHY T, ANDREADIS T, LIS MJ, FRENCH R, et al. (2001). West Nile 11 virus surveillance in Connecticut in 2000: An intense epizootic without high risk for severe 12 human disease. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 7: 636-642. 13 KRAMER LD, BERNARD KA (2001). West Nile virus infection in birds and mammals. Ann. N. Y. 14 Acad. Sci., 951: 84-93. 15 NEMETH NM, BECKETT S, EDWARDS E, KLENK K, KOMAR N (2007). Avian mortality 16 surveillance for West Nile virus in Colorado. Am J Trop. Med. Hyg., 76: 431-437. 17 REISEN WK, BARKER CM, CARNEY R, LOTHROP HD, WHEELER SS, WILSON JL, et al. (2006). 18 Role of corvids in epidemiology of west Nile virus in southern California. J Med. Entomol., 43: 19 356-367. 20 REISEN WK, CARROLL BD, TAKAHASHI R, FANG Y, GARCIA S, MARTINEZ VM, et al. (2009a). 21 Repeated West Nile Virus Epidemic Transmission in Kern County, California, 2004-2007. 22 Journal of Medical Entomology, 46: 139-157. -8- 1 REISEN WK, WHEELER S, ARMIJOS MV, FANG Y, GARCIA S, KELLEY K, et al. (2009b). Role of 2 Communally Nesting Ardeid Birds in the Epidemiology of West Nile Virus Revisited. Vector- 3 Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 9: 275-280. 4 SAITO EK, SILEO L, GREEN DE, METEYER CU, MCLAUGHLIN GS, CONVERSE KA, et al. (2007). 5 Raptor mortality due to West Nile virus in the United States, 2002. J Wildl. Dis., 43: 206-213. 6 SIIRIN M, SARGENT C, LANGER RC, PARSONS R, VANLANDINGHAM DL, HIGGS S, et al. (2004). 7 Comparative sensitivity of the VecTest antigen-capture assay, reverse transcriptase-PCR, and 8 cell culture for detection of West Nile virus in dead birds. Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Diseases, 9 4: 204-209. 10 SIRIGIREDDY KR, KENNEDY GA, BROCE A, ZUREK L, GANTA RR (2006). High prevalence of 11 West Nile Virus: A continuing risk in acquiring infection from a mosquito bite. Vector-Borne 12 and Zoonotic Diseases, 6: 351-360. 13 STONE WB, OKONIEWSKI JC, THERRIEN JE, KRAMER LD, KAUFFMAN EB, EIDSON M (2004). 14 VecTest as diagnostic and surveillance tool for West Nile virus in dead birds. Emerg. Infect. 15 Dis., 10: 2175-2181. 16 TESH RB, PARSONS R, SIIRIN M, RANDLE Y, SARGENT C, GUZMAN H, et al. (2004). Year-round 17 West Nile virus activity, Gulf Coast region, Texas and Louisiana. Emerging Infectious 18 Diseases, 10: 1649. 19 WALKER BL, NAUGLE DE, DOHERTY KE, CORNISH TE (2007). West Nile virus and greater sage- 20 grouse: estimating infection rate in a wild bird population. Avian Dis., 51: 691-696. 21 WHEELER SS, BARKER CM, FANG Y, ARMIJOS MV, CARROLL BD, HUSTED S, et al. (2009). 22 Differential Impact of West Nile Virus on California Birds. Condor, 111: 1-20. -9- 1 YAREMYCH SA, WARNER RE, MANKIN PC, BRAWN JD, RAIM A, NOVAK R (2004). West Nile 2 virus and high death rate in American crows. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 10: 709-711. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 - 10 - 1 Supplemental file 5 – Species of birds in which data was extracted from publications for 2 recalculation of the number of seropositive birds based on article, taxonomic strata, and 3 time. Order Family Species Name Common Name Anseriformes Anseriformes Anseriformes Anseriformes Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Columbiformes Columbiformes Columbiformes Columbiformes Cuculiformes Falconiformes Falconiformes Falconiformes Falconiformes Falconiformes Falconiformes Falconiformes Galliformes Galliformes Galliformes Galliformes Gruiformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Anatidae Anatidae Anatidae Anatidae Ardeidae Ardeidae Ardeidae Ardeidae Ardeidae Columbidae Columbidae Columbidae Columbidae Cuculidae Accipitridae Accipitridae Accipitridae Accipitridae Accipitridae Falconidae Falconidae Odontophoridae Odontophoridae Phasianidae Tetraonidae Rallidae Cardinalidae Cardinalidae Cardinalidae Cardinalidae Cardinalidae Cardinalidae Cardinalidae Cardinalidae Corvidae Corvidae Corvidae Corvidae Aix sponsa Anas platyrhynchos Aythya collaris Branta canadensis Ardea alba Bubulcus ibis Egretta thula Ixobrychus exilis Nycticorax nycticorax Columba livia Columbina passerina Zenaida asiatica Zenaida macroura Coccyzus americanus Accipiter cooperii Accipiter gentilis Buteo lineatus Buteo jamaicensis Buteo swainsoni Caracara cheriway Falco sparverius Callipepla californica Callipepla gambelii Gallus gallus Centrocercus urophasianus Fulica americana Cardinalis cardinalis Guiraca caerulea Passerina ciris Passerina cyanea Pheucticus ludovicianus Pheucticus melanocephalus Piranga olivacea Piranga rubra Aphelocoma californica Corvus brachyrhynchos Corvus ossifragus Cyanocitta cristata Wood Duck Mallard duck Ring-necked duck Canada Goose Great egret Cattle egret Snowy egret Least Bittern Black-crowned night heron Rock pigeon Common ground dove White-winged dove Mourning dove Yellow-billed cuckoo Cooper’s Hawk Northern Goshawk Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's hawk Crested caracara American kestrel California quail Gambel's quail Chicken Greater sage-grouse American coot Norhtern Cardinal Blue grosbeak Painted bunting Indigo bunting Rose-breasted grosbeak Black-headed grosbeak Scarlet tanager Summer tanager Western scrub-jay American crow Fish crow Blue Jay - 11 - Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Corvidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Fringillidae Fringillidae Hirundinidae Hirundinidae Icteridae Icteridae Icteridae Icteridae Icteridae Icteridae Icteridae Icteridae Icteridae Icteridae Icteridae Lanidae Mimidae Mimidae Mimidae Mimidae Paridae Paridae Paridae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Pica nuttalli Chondestes grammacus Junco hyemalis Melospiza georgiana Melospiza lincolnii Melospiza melodia Passerculus sandwichensis Passerella iliaca Pipilo aberti Pipilo erythrophthalmus Spizella arborea Spizella passerina Spizella pusilla Zonotrichia albicollis Zonotrichia atricapilla Zonotrichia leucophrys Zonotrichia querula Carduelis tristis Carpodacus mexicanus Stelgidopteryx serripennis Tachycineta bicolor Agelaius phoeniceus Agelaius tricolor Dolichonyx oryzivorus Euphagus cyanocephalus Icterus bullockii Icterus galbula Icterus spurious Molothrus ater Quiscalus major Quiscalus mexicanus Quiscalus quiscala Lanius ludovicianus Dumetella carolinensis Mimus polyglottos Toxostoma redivivum Toxostoma rufum Baeolophus bicolor Poecile atricapillus Poecile carolinensis Dendroica caerulescens Dendroica coronata Dendroica discolor Dendroica magnolia - 12 - Yellow-billed Magpie Lark sparrow Dark-eyed junco Swamp sparrow Lincoln’s sparrow Song sparrow Savannah Sparrow Fox sparrow Abert’s towhee Eastern towhee American tree sparrow Chipping Sparrow Field sparrow White-throated Sparrow Golden-crowned sparrow White-crowned sparrow Harris’ sparrow American goldfinch House Finch Northern rough-winged swallow Tree swallow Red-winged blackbird Tricolored blackbird Bobolink Brewer's blackbird Bullock's oriole Baltimore oriole Orchard oriole Brown-headed cowbird Boat-tailed grackle Great-tailed grackle Common grackle Loggerhead shrike Gray catbird Northern mockingbird California thrasher Brown thrasher Tufted titmouse Black-capped chickadee Carolina chickadee Black-throated blue warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Prairie warbler Magnolia warbler Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Passeridae Regulidae Remizidae Sittidae Sturnidae Thraupidae Troglodytidae Troglodytidae Troglodytidae Troglodytidae Turdidae Turdidae Turdidae Turdidae Turdidae Turdidae Turdidae Tyrannidae Tyrannidae Tyrannidae Tyrannidae Dendroica palmarum Dendroica pensylvanica Dendroica petechia Dendroica pinus Dendroica striata Geothlypis trichas Helmitheros vermivorus Icteria virens Mniotilta varia Oporornis formosus Oporornis tolmiei Parula americana Protonotaria citrea Seirus noveboracensis Seiurus aurocapillus Setophaga ruticilla Vermivora celata Vermivora peregrina Vermivora pinus Vermivora ruficapilla Wilsonia canadensis Wilsonia citrina Wilsonia pusilla Passer domesticus Regulus calendula Auriparus flaviceps Sitta carolinensis Sturnus vulgaris Piranga ludoviciana Cistothorus palustris Thryothorus ludovicianus Troglodytes aedon Thryomanes bewickii Catharus fuscescens Catharus guttatus Catharus minimus Catharus ustulatus Hylocichla mustelina Sialia sialis Turdus migratorius Contopus virens Empidonax flaviventris Empidonax traillii/alnorum Empidonax virescens - 13 - Palm warbler Chestnut-sided warbler Yellow warbler Pine warbler Blackpoll warbler Common yellowthroat Worm-eating warbler Yellow-breasted chat Black-and-white warbler Kentucky warbler MacGillivray’s warbler Northern parula Prothonotary warbler Northern waterthrush Ovenbird American redstart Orange-crowned warbler Tennessee warbler Blue-winged warbler Nashville warbler Canada warbler Hooded warbler Wilson’s warbler House sparrow Ruby-crowned kinglet Verdin White-breasted nuthatch European starling Western tanager Marsh wren Carolina wren House wren Bewick's wren Veery Hermit thrush Gray-cheeked thrush Swainson’s thrush Wood thrush Eastern bluebird American robin Eastern wood-pewee Yellow-bellied flycatcher Traill’s flycatcher Acadian flycatcher Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Piciformes Piciformes Piciformes Piciformes Strigiforme Strigiforme Strigiforme Strigiforme Tyrannidae Tyrannidae Tyrannidae Tyrannidae Tyrannidae Vireonidae Vireonidae Vireonidae Picidae Picidae Picidae Picidae Strigidae Strigidae Strigidae Strigidae Myiarchus cinerascens Myiarchus crinitus Sayornis nigricans Sayornis phoebe Tyrannus verticalis Vireo gilvus Vireo griseus Vireo olivaceous Melanerpes carolinus Picoides borealis Picoides pubescens Picoides villosus Bubo virginianus Strix nebulosa Strix occidentalis Tyto alba 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 - 14 - Ash-throated Flycatcher Great crested flycatcher Black phoebe Eastern phoebe Western Kingbird Warbling vireo White-eyed vireo Red-eyed vireo Red-bellied woodpecker Red-cockaded Woodpecker Downy woodpecker Hairy woodpecker Great Horned Owl Great gray owl Spotted owl Barn owl 1 Supplemental File 6 - Species of birds in which data was extracted from publications for 2 recalculation of recalculation of the number of dead birds testing positive for West Nile 3 virus based on article, taxonomic strata, and time. Order Anseriformes Anseriformes Charadriiformes Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes Family Anatidae Anatidae Laridae Ardeidae Ardeidae Ardeidae Ardeidae Scientific Name Anas platyrhynchos Branta canadensis Larus delawarensis Ardea herodias Butorides virescens Egretta thula Nycticorax nycticorax Ciconiiformes Columbiformes Columbiformes Columbiformes Columbiformes Falconiformes Falconiformes Falconiformes Falconiformes Falconiformes Galliformes Galliformes Galliformes Galliformes Cathartidae Columbidae Columbidae Columbidae Columbidae Accipitridae Accipitridae Accipitridae Accipitridae Falconidae Odontophoridae Phasianidae Phasianidae Tetraonidae Gruiformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Rallidae Bombycillidae Cardinalidae Cardinalidae Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Corvidae Corvidae Corvidae Corvidae Corvidae Corvidae Corvidae Corvidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Emberizidae Cathartes aura Columba livia Columbina inca Patagioenas fasciata Zenaida macroura Accipiter cooperii Accipiter striatus Buteo jamaicensis Buteo lineatus Falco sparverius Callipepla californica Bonasa umbellus Meleagris gallopavo Centrocercus urophasianus Fulica americana Bombycilla cedrorum Cardinalis cardinalis Pheucticus melanocephalus Aphelocoma coerulescens Corvus brachyrhynchos Corvus corax Corvus ossifragus Cyanocitta cristata Cyanocitta stelleri Pica hudsonia Pica nuttali Junco hyemalis Melospiza melodia Passerella iliaca Pipilo crissalis Pipilo maculatus Zonotrichia atricapilla - 15 - Common Name Mallard duck Canada goose Ring-billed gull Great blue heron Green Heron Snowy egret Black-crowned night heron Turkey Vulture Rock pigeon Inca Dove Band tailed pigeon Mourning dove Cooper’s Hawk Sharp-shinned Hawk Red-tailed hawk Red-shouldered hawk American kestrel California quail Ruffed grouse Wild Turkey Greater sage-grouse American coot Cedar Waxwing Norhtern Cardinal Black-headed grosbeak Western scrub-jay American crow Common raven Fish crow Blue jay Steller’s Jay Black-billed magpie Yellow-billed magpie Dark-eyed junco Song sparrow Fox sparrow California Towhee Spotted Towhee Golden-crowned sparrow Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Passeriformes Piciformes Piciformes Piciformes Strigiforme Strigiforme Strigiforme Strigiforme Strigiforme Trochiliformes Emberizidae Fringillidae Fringillidae Fringillidae Fringillidae Fringillidae Hirundinidae Hirundinidae Icteridae Icteridae Icteridae Icteridae Icteridae Lanidae Mimidae Mimidae Paridae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Parulidae Passeridae Sturnidae Thraupidae Turdidae Turdidae Turdidae Turdidae Tyrannidae Tyrannidae Picidae Picidae Picidae Strigidae Strigidae Strigidae Strigidae Strigidae Trochilidae Zonotrichia leucophrys Carduelis pinus Carduelis psaltria Carduelis tristis Carpodacus mexicanus Carpodacus purpureus Hirundo rustica Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Agelaius phoeniceus Euphagus cyanocephalus Icterus bullockii Molothrus ater Quiscalus quiscula Lanius ludovicianus Dumetella carolinensis Mimus polyglottos Baeolophus inornatus Dendroica coronata Dendroica petechia Seiurus aurocapillus Vermivora celata Wilsonia pusilla Passer domesticus Sturnus vulgaris Piranga ludoviciana Catharus guttatus Catharus ustulatus Sialia mexicana Turdus migratorius Sayornis nigricans Tyrannus verticalis Colaptes auratus Melanerpes formicivorus Picoides nuttallii Bubo virginianus Megascops asio Megascops kennicottii Strix varia Tyto alba Calypte anna 1 2 - 16 - White-crowned sparrow Pine Siskin Lesser Goldfinch American goldfinch House Finch Purple Finch Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow Red-winged blackbird Brewer's blackbird Bullock's oriole Brown-headed cowbird Common grackle Loggerhead shrike Gray catbird Northern mockingbird Oak Titmouse Yellow-rumped Warbler Yellow warbler Ovenbird Orange-crowned warbler Wilson’s warbler House sparrow European starling Western tanager Hermit thrush Swainson’s thrush Western Bluebird American robin Black phoebe Western Kingbird Northern flicker Acorn Woodpecker Nuttall’s Woodpecker Great Horned Owl Eastern streech owl Western Screech owl Barred owl Barn owl Anna’s Hummingbird