Re: [cayugabirds-l] bird carcasses for the Cornell Museum of Vertebrates

[Irby Lovette]

Thanks, Donna. I have checked and the person who was at the Lab’s reception 
desk when you came in was a bit confused about the current protocols. I’m sorry 
that you were not able to leave that oriole with us (we have a very active 
research program on that very species!), but that was just an error of 
understanding on our end. My guidance below about bringing carcasses to the 
CUMV is how things are supposed to work, even now.

Best,

Irby

> On May 20, 2022, at 12:07 PM, Donna Lee Scott  wrote:
> 
> FYI.   5/20/22
> lab of O receptionist just told me they will not accept any bird carcasses 
> due to Avian Flu. 
> I just tried to give him an oriole that most likely was struck by a car in my 
> road. But since i did not witness actual strike, he could not accept the dead 
> bird. 
> I found it in middle of road. Looked freshly killed. 
> 
> Donna Scott
> Lansing
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On May 18, 2022, at 11:10 AM, b_clise  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 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 Ferry
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent 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 Lovette
>> Director, CUMV
>> 
>> 
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>> 
>>> From: Andrew David Miller >> <mailto:andrew.mil...@cornell.edu>>
>>>

Re: [cayugabirds-l] bird carcasses for the Cornell Museum of Vertebrates

[Donna Lee Scott]

FYI.   5/20/22
lab of O receptionist just told me they will not accept any bird carcasses due 
to Avian Flu.
I just tried to give him an oriole that most likely was struck by a car in my 
road. But since i did not witness actual strike, he could not accept the dead 
bird.
I found it in middle of road. Looked freshly killed.

Donna Scott
Lansing
Sent from my iPhone

On May 18, 2022, at 11:10 AM, b_clise  wrote:


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 Ferry



Sent 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 Lovette
Director, CUMV


Begin forwarded message:

From: Andrew David Miller 
mailto:andrew.mil...@cornell.edu>>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Lawrence's warbler - mortality
Date: May 16, 2022 at 9:12:34 AM EDT
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>>
Reply-To: Andrew David Miller 
mailto:andrew.mil...@cornell.edu>>

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

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] bird carcasses for the Cornell Museum of Vertebrates

[b_clise]

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 
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[cayugabirds-l] bird carcasses for the Cornell Museum of Vertebrates

[Irby Lovette]

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 Lovette
Director, CUMV


> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Andrew David Miller 
> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Lawrence's warbler - mortality
> Date: May 16, 2022 at 9:12:34 AM EDT
> To: 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
>  
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