Dead Bird Autopsies?

strwbrrydvl · Post by **strwbrrydvl** » Jun 28th, 2011, 11:44 am

I've found two unmutilated dead birds in my yard over the last few days. I was told I should save them and call somewhere to have them screened for West Nile.. Does anyone have any information about this?

Frisk · Post by **Frisk** » Jun 28th, 2011, 12:02 pm

grammafreddy · Post by **grammafreddy** » Jun 28th, 2011, 12:27 pm

I'd call Interior Health.

What kind of birds were they?

strwbrrydvl · Post by **strwbrrydvl** » Jun 28th, 2011, 12:33 pm

One robin and the other one I'm not sure. Just a black bird? Looks identical to the robin in size, beak etc but its feathers are black - pretty dark blue colour in the sunlight.

coltsarecute · Post by **coltsarecute** » Jun 28th, 2011, 12:36 pm

I found one in the spring, a small black bird with speckles on its back. As far as I remember it was not injured in any way.

Libelle · Post by **Libelle** » Jun 28th, 2011, 1:03 pm

You may what to try the number on this link:

http://kelowna.cioc.ca/record/KNA1069

grammafreddy · Post by **grammafreddy** » Jun 28th, 2011, 1:08 pm

Report dead birds of the Corviae family such as crows, ravens, magpies and jays, contact 1.866.300.0520

Frisk · Post by **Frisk** » Jun 28th, 2011, 2:53 pm

gardengirl · Post by **gardengirl** » Jun 28th, 2011, 2:55 pm

strwbrrydvl wrote:One robin and the other one I'm not sure. Just a black bird? Looks identical to the robin in size, beak etc but its feathers are black - pretty dark blue colour in the sunlight.

Starling.

gardengirl · Post by **gardengirl** » Jun 28th, 2011, 2:55 pm

coltsarecute wrote:I found one in the spring, a small black bird with speckles on its back. As far as I remember it was not injured in any way.

Probably also a Starling.

xjeepguy · Post by **xjeepguy** » Jun 28th, 2011, 2:56 pm

strwbrrydvl wrote:I've found two unmutilated dead birds in my yard over the last few days. I was told I should save them and call somewhere to have them screened for West Nile.. Does anyone have any information about this?

Might have been death by Kitty . Sometimes they will just catch them , play ( kill ) and leave .

prairieflower · Post by **prairieflower** » Jun 28th, 2011, 2:58 pm

gardengirl wrote:
coltsarecute wrote:I found one in the spring, a small black bird with speckles on its back. As far as I remember it was not injured in any way.

Probably also a Starling.

A dead starling is a good starling.

And probably killed by a cat or simply another "pest" bird, which a starling is.

dogspoiler · Post by **dogspoiler** » Jun 28th, 2011, 4:53 pm

Quailize wrote:Saw 2 dead sparrows today walking. Is there something going on?

Dead birds walking ?

sjkean · Post by **sjkean** » Jun 28th, 2011, 8:20 pm

Not being helpful, dogspoiler.

strwbrrydvl · Post by **strwbrrydvl** » Jun 29th, 2011, 12:08 am

gardengirl wrote:
strwbrrydvl wrote:One robin and the other one I'm not sure. Just a black bird? Looks identical to the robin in size, beak etc but its feathers are black - pretty dark blue colour in the sunlight.

Starling.

Yep, likely a 'Glossy Starling'. Thanks GG, I'm far from being an ornithologist.

gardengirl wrote:
coltsarecute wrote:I found one in the spring, a small black bird with speckles on its back. As far as I remember it was not injured in any way.

Probably also a Starling.

Sounds like that'd be a 'European Starling'.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content ... arling.htm
..learn something new everyday!

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