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Date: 8/4/25 9:14 am From: Greg Delisle <gdelisle...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Raven and Avian Flu
Some years ago — maybe 10, I found a Raven roadkilled. It was in very good condition so I double-bagged it and brought it to the Vertebrate Collections at the Lab of O. They were glad to accept it because it was the first time a Common Raven specimen had been donated to the collection in 99 years. That’s not a typo! Apparently dead ravens are extremely rarely found, for many reasons, and this particular raven being hit by a car could only have happened if the bird was very, very sick to begin with. West Nile was presumed to be the culprit. So, I would add to the advice below. Please be careful if you handle the bird, please do report it to the DEC, and if at all possible, freeze the bird in case it can be salvaged as a specimen by the CUMV. Greg > On Aug 4, 2025, at 11:41 AM, Tim Gallagher <twg3...> wrote: > > If the bird does have avian influenza, it will probably be dead very soon. If it does die, you should triple bag it in plastic trash bags—be sure to wear a mask and disposable gloves. Then notify the DEC. Hopefully, they’ll get it tested at Cornell. > >> On Aug 4, 2025, at 7:48 AM, Tobias Dean <tobydean60...> wrote: >> >> >> Maybe overthinking this but we observed one of our local ravens on the >> ground in our orchard yesterday. It was walking away from my wife mowing outside the orchard fence very slowly. Completely off normal raven >> behavior. It was dead this morning. >> My question is should I >> A. Bury the body with gloves mask etc >> >> B. Notify some agency about it >> >> C. Not worry about it and avian flu; let nature take care of the carcass? >> >> Thanks. Toby Dean >> -- >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> >> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/<cayugabirds-l...>/maillist.html> >> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> >> ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> >> Please submit your observations to eBird <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! >> -- > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/<cayugabirds-l...>/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> > Please submit your observations to eBird <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --

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