Subject: Abnormal Corvid and Oiled gulls
Date: Nov 9 23:22:37 2000
From: Betty Boyd - critrhse at olypen.com
Hi Several years ago I saw a similar crow with a longer lower mandeble and
a shorter upper, overlapping the lower on one side. He didn't look
malnurished. Saw him at Hudson pont in Port Townsend.
Betty
critrhse at olypen.com
Chimacum
----- Original Message -----
From: marissa j benavente <junebug99 at home.com>
To: Tweeters Posting <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 9:51 PM
Subject: Abnormal Corvid and Oiled gulls
> hi all
>
> phyllis stark, kathy ehrenberg, alan roedell and myself wandered around
the
> olympic peninsula today visiting point no point, port gamble, salisbury
> point, john wayne marina, ediz hook and the mouth of the elwah river.
> weather overall was chilly, but sunny off and on through the day.
wonderful
> day with lots of water birds but not many dickie birds as we didn't spend
> any considerable time in the wooded areas.
>
> we had a couple of worrisome sightings. at the mouth of the elwah, there
> were over a dozen gulls that had been oiled. some were relatively
minimally
> covered, however there was one that had quite extensive involvement and i
> doubt has much chance of survival. has anyone heard of any recent spills
or
> have any ideas about where the oil may have come from?? anyone in
specific
> to whom this should be reported??
>
> the other sighting was that of an american crow at the john wayne marina.
> he had a markedly deformed bill, very similiar to that reported in
finches?
> earlier this year. the lower mandible was very, very long , narrow and
> upcurved; the upper manible long, thin and crossed over the lower
mandible.
> although the bird did not appear to be emaciated, he was significantly
> smaller than the other crows in the area. has anyone observed any
similiar
> deformities in corvids and any idea about the etiology??
>
> good birding
>
> marissa j benavente
> junebug99 at home.com
> seattle
>
>