Re: [cobirds] Injured crossbill specimen

From what I understand, a special permit is required to even pick up a dead bird to give to a museum. No wild birds or feathers are permitted to be taken without permits per the bird migratory act. An exception to this would be transporting a bird to a rehab facility. 

My suggestion would be to call the Denver museum if such an opportunity presents itself prior to taking any illegal action (even though it's with good intentions). 

FYI for others, I have spoken with Preston separately that if there is a struggling animal like this, to google "animal help now" to locate the nearest rehab in that area for that type of animal. Contact that facility and they will ask a series of questions and provide next steps. 

The bird was no longer at the location or I would have picked her up and brought her into Greenwood animal rehab. Hopefully she is ok. 

Thank you,

Courtney

Courtney Rella, PhD

dr.cawtney@gmail.com

On Aug 2, 2023, at 14:18, Mary Kay Waddington <waddingtonmk@gmail.com> wrote:



Any dead bird you find that you think may be useful in collections may be given to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.  Put a bit of cotton in its bill to keep blood from leaking out and staining the feathers.  Make a simple cone of paper and put the bird in head first.  Write on the outside the exact location where it was found, and the exact date.  Put it in a zip-loc bag and freeze it.  Then you can get it to the museum some time.  If you have a different place you'd like to donate it, use the same method.

Mary Kay Waddington (ex-bird-skinner)

On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 1:59 PM preston...@gmail.com <preston.sowell@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello all,

On my lunchtime walk around the neighborhood (Pine Brook Hills, Boulder) I came across a mature, female red crossbill in the middle of the road. She was panting and clearly in distress so I moved her to the side of the road but I suspect that she won't make it. As they are relatively novel birds, I'm wondering if this might be a desirable bird for collections and/or interpretive centers around here, should she not make it. Any guidance there would be helpful.

There was another female flattened in the road not far away so I'm guessing it could have been a car strike - hopefully not disease. I didn't scan the sides of the road carefully for more birds. Alternatively, there were quite a few ponderosa pines felled as part of fire mitigation on a nearby lot, so that could have played a role if they're still nesting around here.

Thank you,

Preston

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