[Maine-birds] Bohemian Waxwings and a call for dead birds

Had a flock of ~40 Bohemian Waxwings hanging with a few Cedars at the Blue Harbor House Inn on Elm Street in Camden this morning (8-8:30 am).  The birds were excitedly feeding on the crabapples out front, but one of them sadly crashed into the inn's window when the flock suddenly burst into flight.  Attached is a photo of the casualty, showing the gorgeous feather detail.  Speaking of dead birds...

Next semester, I will be teaching a course on bird museum specimen preparation at the University of New England.  Students will be creating museum study skins of birds, which will then be used for educational purposes in a variety of classes at the university.  UNE has the collection permits necessary to keep and use avian specimens in our labs and classrooms.  I have collected some avian specimens already, but I am in need of many more.  Thus, I wanted to reach out to the birding community and ask:

If you happen to find a dead bird and wish to contribute the specimen to science education, please get in touch with me.  You can email me at lmoser1@une.edu or call at (207) 205-9915.  Or, you can simply come drop the bird off at the Student Academic Success Center (11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford).  I will be very grateful for any contributions!  Please seal the dead bird inside a zip-lock bag and include a piece of paper with the following information: full name of collector, date collected, and any pertinent notes (e.g. window kill, behavior observed prior, etc.)

Thank you for your help,
Lena

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Lena Moser
Biddeford, Maine

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