Subject: [Tweeters] many dead birds - Ocean Shores
Date: Jul 24 11:45:49 2007
From: monte merrick - montemerrick at speakeasy.net


a loon or grebe on the beach is a loon or grebe in trouble!!

was there any visible contaminant on the feathers of the dead - and are
you sure the banded bloke was a parrot?

concerned

monte merrick
wildlife rehabilitator


On 23 Jul 2007, , at 19:30, Andrea Woolley wrote:

> Hi Tweeters,
> ?
> Yesterday I was walking along the beach at Ocean Shores behind the
> construction site by the shipreck and found several dead birds on the
> beach: one adult western grebe, a small gull (could not identify what
> kind) and behind the log toward the end of the sandy beach (where the
> grass begins) there were the remains of a colorful parrot with a thick
> silver ring on its leg (not concerned about this one, it must have
> been an?escaped pet). I also found a young loon or grebe that was just
> sitting in the sand, and although I didn't apprach it very closely, I
> was close enough to tell that it should have been frightened of
> me?(maybe 10 feet away).?It was just sitting there with its bill
> tucked under its wing, watching, but not even trying to move. I took
> some pictures of it if anyone would like to see if it was injured or
> sick, let me know and I can email them to you. I?am guessing that the
> construction around the shipreck may have contaminated the water, as
> there were an unusually large number of dead birds on the beach. Very
> sad sight to behold...
> Andi
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