Hi all, Beth Bunting from the Cornell Vet School sent me this message today:
*...we have been seeing a number of dead/starving ducks, grebes and raptors from around the Great lakes and now this week we are hearing about seaduck deaths in East Hampton. This is presumably from the extensive ice cover. We are trying to assist rehabilitators with moving ducks and grebes to open water. Do you have any info about duck populations on either Seneca or Cayuga Lake? Are the birds out there? Is anyone talking about unusual mortalities in the area?* *Elizabeth Bunting, VMD* *Wildlife Health Program* *Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine* *Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory* *Ithaca, NY 14850* *607 253 3900* *em...@cornell.edu <em...@cornell.edu>* I let her know that there were birds out there, and that I hadn't heard of any mortality events on Seneca or Cayuga this year...putting the word out in case anyone has heard or seen anything that might be of interest to her and her team Feel free to contact her directly. Thanks, Marc Devokaitis Cornell Lab of Ornithology -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
