Additionally, I have been advised to put the bagged bird into a
second, larger ziploc bag filled with water, and freeze the whole
thing. The bird stays dry in the inner bag, while the outer bag
protects it against freezer burn that is a result of the thawing and
refreezing cycle of self-defrosting freezers.

Marc Hoffman
www.SongbirdPhoto.com



At 05:24 PM 1/25/2012, Peter H Wimberger wrote:
>Hi Tweets,
>The Slater Museum on the University of Puget Sound campus in Tacoma
>is happy to take dead birds. Common birds are often being used in
>education kits for K-12 classes and others are put into the
>collection. I will put out a special request here for Anna's
>Hummingbirds, as we have are currently doing research on rapid
>evolution in Anna's. And as other Tweets mentioned, the Burke
>Museum at the UW takes specimens as do some of the local Audubon
>chapters. When you find a dead bird, put it into a ziploc plastic
>bag along with a piece of paper with the date and locality and put
>it into your freezer until you can take it to your local museum.
>Thanks very much,
>Peter Wimberger
>Slater Museum
>Tacoma, WA