Re: [cayugabirds-l] Raven and Avian Flu

[anneb . clark]

Toby, if the bird is still there , can you cover it with a box or something. I can come get it if not too far.  Anne Sent from my iPhone On Aug 4, 2025, at 4:17 PM, Tim Gallagher <t...@cornell.edu> wrote:  I just noticed you said the bird is already dead. Sorry about my earlier post. I didn’t have time to read it closely. But you definitely shouldn’t leave it there for other animals to eat. If it does have avian influenza, it could infect whatever eats it—bird or mammal. I hope it can get tested.  On Aug 4, 2025, at 7:48 AM, Tobias Dean <tobydea...@gmail.com> wrote:      Maybe overthinking this but we observed one of our local ravens on the ground in our orchard yesterday. It was walking away from my wife mowing outside the orchard fence very slowly. Completely off normal raven behavior. It was dead this morning.    My question is should I A. Bury the body with gloves mask etc B. Notify some agency about it C. Not worry about it and avian flu; let nature take care of the carcass?  Thanks.   Toby Dean -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! --