Associated Press - November 4, 2009 10:55 PM ET

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) - A Washington state Fish and Wildlife veterinarian says more than 250 ducks found dead near Lynden apparently ate moldy grain and died of a fungal disease.

Kristin Mansfield says necropsies done on some of the ducks showed signs of aspergillosis, a fungal infection that can cause pneumonia in birds. She says it's not contagious.

The Bellingham Herald reports the ducks, mostly mallards and pintails, were found Oct. 26 by a Fish and Wildlife survey team near Wiser Lake and the Bylsma Levee on the Nooksack River.

Information from: The Bellingham Herald, http://www.bellinghamherald.com

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