Only this weekend, the water was surrounded with dozens of dead birds believed to have contracted the avian flu that is sweeping the U.S."We could see that there were deceased Canada geese, ducks, a few other species,

Bird flu likely killed dozens of Canada geese, swans, other birds in Massachusetts: ‘The public should strictly avoid handling any sick or dead birds or other animals’

In Amherst, two cases of bird flu have been confirmed in the local geese population on the University of Massachusetts campus.