It's been an extremely tough winter for raptors favoring rodent prey. We are admitting mostly-starved-to-death owls, both barred and saw-whet, on a daily basis, and several red-tails have been among them in the last few weeks. These birds typically have no injuries, but are emaciated and virtually always have a heavy load of intestinal parasites, which appear to have gotten the upper hand in the challenges of this lingering winter. One easy test of a starvation hypothesis is to palpate the breast to determine whether there is significant muscle mass around the keel. We would be happy to make arrangements to get this carcass (not sure who has it currently), examine/take an x-ray, etc., and if something other than starvation seems to be a factor, we will notify IFW's raptor biologist.
Diane at Avian Haven
From: maine-birds@googlegroups.com [mailto:maine-birds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sarah Caputo
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2015 9:08 AM
To: maine birds
Subject: RE: [Maine-birds] Re: dead Red-tailed Hawk, Camden, 3.21.15
After coincidentally talking to the pathologist about AI this am I will amend this recommendation as funds are limited for them, she recommends talking to IFW about found suspect dead birds - trying to get funds for testing going through there. if you have to touch one use gloves and place in a ziploc bag.
Sarah
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To: rstjmcwilliams@gmail.com; maine-birds@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [Maine-birds] Re: dead Red-tailed Hawk, Camden, 3.21.15
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 12:44:10 +0000
people finding dead birds may wish to contact the state veterinary diagnostic lab in Orono as there is some informal surveying for avian flu going on, as well as west nile in mosquito season (money for that program has been spotty of late)
Sarah
> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 04:59:25 -0700
> From: rstjmcwilliams@gmail.com
> To: maine-birds@googlegroups.com
> Subject: [Maine-birds] Re: dead Red-tailed Hawk, Camden, 3.21.15
>
> On Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 4:59:23 PM UTC-4, Kristen Lindquist wrote:
> > The park director at the Camden Public Library, who is out of town this weekend, got in touch to ask me to check out a report of a dead hawk in the amphitheatre. My husband and I checked it out and found a completely intact, unmarked adult Red-tailed Hawk. At the director's request we moved the body to a more discreet location nearby. Very intriguing death, looks like it just fell of its perch.
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> >
> > Kristen
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> > Kristen Lindquist
> > Camden, ME
> > www.klindquist.blogspot.com
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> > "What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
> > --Mary Oliver
>
> The death could have been brought out by virtually any thing. I was walking my dog one morning and she started sniffing under spruce with low branches. I could see the tip of a blue feather. I reached in and pulled out an adult female goshawk. Aside from being dead, she was in perfect condition. She had good meat on her breast so she did not seem to be starving. Without an ecropsy by knowledgable vet we are just. Guessing.
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