Greetings All Inevitably a storm of the magnitude of Sandy will result in some bird casualties. If anyone finds unusual dead birds would you please save them for the museum. These specimens are useful not just for record purposes, they can also be used in a host of other studies. After Irene we were able to salvage two White-tailed Tropicbirds, Sooty and Bridled terns and a Long-tailed Jaeger. If possible bag the birds and freeze them with a slip of paper indicating the locality and date of salvage. Walking beaches once the storm has passed could yield something interesting.
I wish you all productive and safe storm birding. Paul Paul Sweet Collection Manager, Department of Ornithology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024, USA T: 212 769 5780, C: 718 757 5941 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
