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[va-bird] Re: Dead Bird - What to Do?
- From: "P R Mocko" <paulbirds19@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bfarron@xxxxxxx, va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 09:02:31 -0400
Dear VA-Birders,
I am responding to the entire list so all can use this information.
The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History (on the Mall in DC) will take all
dead birds in good shape. Contact the ornithology section via phone, since
they may have changed procedures since I last "donated" a bird a year ago.
I wrap a dead bird in foil and a freezer quality plastic bag and store it in
the freezer until I can transport it.
The person that took my bird last year told of stopping along I-495 to
retrieve a dead raptor for the museum. I do not recommend risking your life
for this activity, but since they do not "collect" birds this is a method
for the public to contribute to the museum.
They will ask for the location where the bird was found and circumstances of
the death (if known).
Paul Mocko
McLean, VA
From: "Barbara Farron" <bfarron@xxxxxxx>
Reply-To: bfarron@xxxxxxx
To: "VAbirdList" <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [va-bird] Dead Bird - What to Do?
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:28:56 -0400
My daughter just found a freshly deceased Worm-Eating Warbler. She wants
to know if any groups or individuals need the body for research or
whatever. If so, should she put the bird into the refrigerator or the
freezer until we can get it to the correct place?
Thanks,
Barbara Farron
Springfield, VA
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