PALMYRA, Wis. — Truck after truck has been rolling past Dustin Sudbrink's home in the Town of Palmyra for the past few days, some hauling composting materials and others hauling dead birds.

Around 3 million dead birds will come to a composting site just a short walk from where he lives, all due to an avian flu outbreak that's drawing similarities to what happened in 2022.

"A lot of the truck traffic is once the birds have started. It stinks. It just plain and simple stinks," Sudbrink said.

Depending on which way the wind is blowing, you can smell it from a distance, and it's much different from what a typical farm smells like in Jefferson County.

While the sights and smells are upsetting to Sudbrink, it's the risk bird flu can pose to the surrounding area that concerns him most.

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