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« Reply #6690 on: February 28, 2018, 11:57:37 PM »
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« Reply #6691 on: February 28, 2018, 11:59:05 PM »
Migrating birds and Lake Michigan ice put on a show

https://www.southbendtribune.com/life/travel/outdoor/migrating-birds-and-lake-michigan-ice-put-on-a-show/article_f0cf39cd-2a38-595c-aa4f-a0d96e572e4a.html


Jim Davis shot this photo recently of a lone whooping crane flying among sandhill cranes as they migrate back north at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area near Linton, Ind., which is in Green County. Photo provided
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« Reply #6694 on: March 01, 2018, 12:05:07 AM »
Northwest Iowa bald eagles rehabilitating from lead poisoning after rescues

http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/northwest-iowa-bald-eagles-rehabilitating-from-lead-poisoning-after-rescues/article_c40b113c-254e-5dc7-bed6-81ae70f62558.html


A bald eagle, nicknamed "Warrior" because it was recovered using a Warrior snowmobile, is rehabilitating from lead poisoning at Saving Our Avian Resources in Manning, Iowa. The eagle was recovered by Alex Lynott after being found on the ice of the Big Sioux River near Hudson, South Dakota. It's the fourth eagle she has taken part in rescuing in the past two weeks, and the third that is likely to have sustained significant lead poisoning.
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Bald eagle found injured near Ashton euthanized

http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/bald-eagle-found-injured-near-ashton-euthanized/article_52e0dbdd-4cb8-55e7-adc4-c1e210a3014f.html


A bald eagle found on the side of a highway near Ashton, Iowa, on March 8 was found to have high levels of lead in its blood, along with nerve damage. After receiving treatment at SOAR in Manning, Iowa, the bird had to be euthanized.
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Alex Lynott added 10 new photos ? with Troy Davelaar.
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It's a record I'm not proud of. Three Bald Eagle rescues in less than two weeks. Two have come back with off the chart levels of lead in their blood and the third has a very ugly wing break with a small amount of lead in her system as well.

SIOUX COUNTY. Warrior, the Eagle from near Hudson on the Big Sioux River, continues to fight for his life and battle vision issues. His blood lead levels were off the charts and he was suffering severe seizures and convulsions. He's being treated and has shown some improvement, the seizures have stopped, but his vision limits him.

PLYMOUTH COUNTY. The female Remsen Bald Eagle has a very nasty radius and ulna fracture. Her lead levels came back at 0.092ppm which is low enough that it's not the main concern. However, this level should read 0.00ppm EVERY eagle admit. Kay wrapped her wing up and now she will recover in her own crate. A veterinarian will be taking a look at and realigning her bones under anesthesia.

LYON COUNTY. Last night was one heck of an adventure on the Rock River near Doon. Thank goodness for the Doon Boys, Travis Jansen, Ryan LeLoux, and Jacob LeLoux, for calling in the Eagle they came across while riding the river. They were amazing help capturing this giant female and were extremely patient while navigating Sarah Davelaar, Troy Davelaar, and myself to a specific spot on the Rock River, at night, in a blizzard. I had to knock on homeowner's doors asking if I was in the right place, only to be invited in and offered something to drink while I explain my mission. I love the Midwest! I promised one family with two little boys that if we caught the Eagle, we'd return so they could see it. This giant female, 11lbs 14oz, was left grounded, because of LEAD POISONING. Kay walked me through the steps of testing Bald Eagles' lead levels only to have results that were again, off the charts like Warrior. Only, this case breaks my heart even worse... This giant female is in Iowa putting on weight, only so she can return to Canada and lay eggs. She can't very well continue her journey with a poison in her body and she will not be meeting her mate at their nesting site this year to raise young together. I gave the Doon Boys my prediction of lead poisoning and expressed the importance of COPPER AMMUNITION. It's so *explicit* easy!!!

If you see these fine young Doon-Boys, thank them and ask them about the rescue!

We did return to the house with the younger boys and received a very generous "thank you" card for rescuing the Eagle. What amazing and fine young men!

Kay once admitted a Bald Eagle from the Mississippi River that had NINE #6 shot BB's in its digestive tract after it consumed a dead pheasant that had been shot with TOXIC ammunition.

The moral of the story is the same as always, SWITCH AMMUNITION. GET THE LEAD OUT. USE COPPER SLUGS AND NONTOXIC SHOT. BEFORE I LOSE MY MIND. THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL ISSUE.




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Bald eagles nest in Cleveland for first time in a century (map)

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/02/bald_eagles_nest_in_cleveland.html


Fifty years after the Cuyahoga River fire, a bald eagle rests in its nest Tuesday on the Cuyahoga riverbank, the first nest in Cleveland in more than a century. The nest was constructed by an eagle pair this winter in a cottonwood tree in the Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation and amid Cleveland's gritty industrial valley. It is about one mile south of Harvard Ave. and close to the Jennings Freeway. Until trees leaf out this spring, the nest is visible from the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath. As of Tuesday, the pair had not produced eggs yet. (Karen Lakus/Cleveland Metroparks)(Karen Lakus)
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Avian flu found in wild bird in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-43245447


Keepers of poultry have already been told to keep them out of contact with wild birds
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Photos Show Venezuelan Zoo Animals Starving, Dying Amid Country's Food Crisis (yes, the photos are as bad as you think)

http://www.newsweek.com/venezuela-zulia-zoo-animals-food-scarcity-starvation-hunger-food-shortage-825081
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American kestrels, most common predatory birds in U.S., can reduce need for pesticide use

https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=244549&org=NSF&from=news

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Don't Mess with the Birds!

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/dont-mess-with-the-birds


A proposed Republican amendment threatens to weaken the protections in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.
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Selling alligator heads or raptor talons online? Texas Game Wardens are watching

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/02/28/selling-alligator-heads-raptor-talons-online-texas-game-wardens-watching


Raptor talons that were found up for sale on internet forums and online marketplaces. Texas Game Wardens cracked down on the sale of such items this week in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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