Would lead poisoning be a possibility? I hope we get necropsy results eventually. So sad.
Charlene Nelson Grant County MN Sent from my iPhone On Nov 30, 2021, at 12:20 PM, GLENN CIEGLER <cieglergl...@msn.com> wrote: It seemed to be doing fine yesterday, including foraging for food on the shoreline. Another photographer had a shot with it eating a small fish. With such a rapid decline, I wonder if it was accidental poisoning...I am assuming an autopsy is being considered. So sad as it was such a handsome, though possibly lonely bird. Glenn Sent from my iPad On Nov 30, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Tanya Beyer <epiphaniesafi...@gmail.com> wrote: Terribly sad news. Was it probably due to lack of food-finding in a habitat it doesn't come from? I'm reminded of the barn owl in January 2020 down in Zim, MN that weakened and died in front of a flock of birdwatchers. Then the ivory gulls that came to the Duluth lakefront in early January 2016; two of those gulls died if I'm not mistaken, even though the birders were treating the gulls at least some of the time to fresh fish and other chum to keep them close. Birds far from their home range must all be at risk of starvation. By now it seems a worthy topic as to whether an out-of-territory bird in cold weather might need a little help in the way of bread scraps, seed, fish, etc. in case that would help see it on its way to wherever it finds more of its own kind. Maybe a long shot but I couldn't help wondering. Tanya Beyer http://www.epiphaniesafield.com On Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 12:07 PM GLENN CIEGLER <cieglergl...@msn.com<mailto:cieglergl...@msn.com>> wrote: 😢😢😢 Sent from my iPad > On Nov 30, 2021, at 10:32 AM, Anthony Hertzel > <axhert...@gmail.com<mailto:axhert...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > The Ross’s Gull was being transported to the Wildlife Rehab Center in St. > Paul this morning, but it died in transit. > > Anthony Hertzel > axhert...@gmail.com<mailto:axhert...@gmail.com> > > > > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
