Office of Marketing and Communications. Media Relations2017-07-102017-07-102014-12-15https://hdl.handle.net/1813/51892This news item is about: Since 1998, hundreds and sometimes thousands of dead eider ducks have been washing up every year on Cape Cod’s beaches in late summer or early fall, but the reasons behind these cyclic die-offs have remained a mystery.en-USCornell University. College of Veterinary Medicine -- Periodicals.Allison, AndrewBuckley, Merry R.Cornell Chroniclearticle