Hi Peggy and Dave,

Caroline Van Hemert at the US Geological Survey in Anchorage has done a lot
of research into bill deformities and avian keratin disorder. She may be
able to provide a contact in Washington.

Carla


On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 1:43 PM <dpdvm at whidbey.com> wrote:


> Hi Peggy,

>

> About ten years ago I sent the last bill overgrowth bird to a researcher

> at the U of Alaska, Fairbanks and USGS. I could not find her name. I

> believe they isolated a virus as the cause and I do not know if there is

> ongoing research. I euthanized and sent her a couple of Red-tailed Hawks, a

> Crow and a Turkey Vulture!

>

>

>

> Best,

>

>

>

> Dave Parent DVM

>

> Useless Bay Animal Clinic, Freeland, WA

>

>

>

> *From:* Peggy Mundy <peggy_busby at yahoo.com>

> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 30, 2021 4:09 PM

> *To:* TWEETERS Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

> *Subject:* [Tweeters] long-billed syndrome question

>

>

>

> Hi Tweeters:

>

> Is anyone in Western Washington tracking or researching the occurrence of

> long-billed syndrome? I saw a male house sparrow at Wiley Slough last week

> that appears to have a slightly misshaped bill and wondered if it should be

> reported anywhere. I found an article online, but it was several years old

> and did not identify the researcher.

>

>

>

> thanks,

>

> Peggy Mundy

>

> peggy_busbyATyahoo.com

>

> Bothell, WA

>

>

>

>

>

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