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seowashdc 🦉🏳️‍🌈 ⛵Mar 18, 2023

Poking around some social media sites using #birds, came across this report. The data isn't completely accurate, because here in Maryland, anecdotally >1000 vulture carcasses have been disposed of. These numbers only reflected REPORTED cases.
However, it is an interesting snapshot. You can show all entries, and each column can be clicked on to see the data in different ways.
I downloaded the spreadsheet and played with some charts. Here's two that I made.
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/.../hpai.../2022-hpai-wild-birds

USDA APHIS | Home Landing Page

seowashdc 🦉🏳️‍🌈 ⛵Feb 6, 2023

This Red Tailed hawk was lil Ms.Sassypants while in care.

As soon as I opened the box flaps to let her fly to freedom, she's all of a sudden like, "nuh uh, ermagerd, big scary world!"

I sat with her for 30 minutes until she finally got the courage to step out and fly straight up to a nearby tree.

Notice her USFWS band.

Fair winds and following seas to her! I hope she finds a mate this year and they raise little red tails to terrorize the park.

seowashdc 🦉🏳️‍🌈 ⛵Jan 18, 2023

Why oh why oh why would you wait FOUR DAYS to contact a wildlife rehabber with a hawk on the ground in your backyard?

The finder fed it pigeon and rat remains.

Humans make my head hurt. I transported it to the rehabber. The prognosis is guarded. This hawk has a bloody abrasion on the right leg, from the hock to the talons. It's emaciated.

#redtailedhawk
#raptorrescue
#redtailedhawkrescue