Late yesterday I discovered a deal female Baltimore Oriole in my yard. Since
their arrival, I've seen several here, observed nest building in 3 locations,
and have been going through grape jelly at a feverish pace. I considered
retrieving the body for donation, but a male has been frequently landing on the
carcass, looking at it, fluttering it's wings, then flying off, several times
per hour. I opted to let nature take its course and let the poor little guy go
through its grieving process ( if that's what's going on?). Also worth noting ,
I have no orioles at my feeder (highly irregular) and only 2 males chasing
eachother through my yard, versus the presence of several in the trees. I'm not
sure why these sudden changes but will keep watch. I can only guess some sort
of predation. Barbara Clise, in King FerrySent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy
smartphone
Original message From: Irby Lovette Date:
5/16/22 11:48 AM (GMT-05:00) To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] bird carcasses for
the Cornell Museum of Vertebrates Dear Cayugabirds community —When you
encounter birds in New York State that have died of natural causes and that are
in good condition, please consider donating them to become specimens in the
Cornell Museum of Vertebrates, which is located in the same building as the Lab
of Ornithology. At the CUMV we largely rely on these ’salvage’ specimens to
keep our collection current, as there are all kinds of things one can do with a
modern specimen that can’t so easily be done with older specimens.We maintain
all New York and federal permits for this purpose. We do not maintain state
permits for most other states, so please do not donate birds from farther
afield. The major exception pertains to Bald and Golden Eagles: special federal
laws cover eagles and we are not allowed to accept eagle materials.When
preparing to bring us a bird carcass:1. Place it in a ziplock-type bag, one
bird per bag.2. Inside the bag include a slip of paper that notes the date the
bird was found, the location, and your name. Specimens without date and
location have little research value.3. Put the bag in your freezer if you must,
but then bring it to us as soon as possible (technically, you are allowed to
possess these birds only if you are actively bringing them to a designated
museum like the CUMV).4. On arrival at the Lab during open visitor hours, just
let the person at the front reception desk know that you want to drop off a
specimen.Please be sure to consider your own personal health and safety when
handling dead birds. If you can use a ziplock like a ‘glove’ and never touch
the bird, so much the better. If you need to touch it, wash your hands
immediately and thoroughly. As you probably know, this is an avian flu outbreak
year, so being especially cautious is wise (though there have been no human
cases thus far). Personally I would not hesitate to bring in a bird that died
of a known trauma like a window-strike, cat kill, or car-strike, but I would
think twice about handling without PPE a dead bird found with no known cause of
death.Best to all,Irby LovetteDirector, CUMVBegin forwarded message:From:
Andrew David Miller Subject: [cayugabirds-l]
Lawrence's warbler - mortalityDate: May 16, 2022 at 9:12:34 AM EDTTo:
CAYUGABIRDS-L Reply-To: Andrew David Miller
Due to the rarity of this warbler, I thought that
some might be interested in the following. I found a window mortality
Lawrence’s warbler outside of the Veterinary Research Tower on Cornell’s campus
this morning. Bird mortalities have decreased here since they put new glass in
about 6 years ago, but every spring and fall there are still a few dead birds
that I find. In case anyone wants the bird for study, I have saved it in my lab
freezer. -Andrew Miller --Cayugabirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and
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