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I heartily agree that healthy birds are better off being released immediately.
However, determining that a bird has no injuries and is in good body condition
requires skill and experience. I thought about including an explanation of how
to determine body condition in my post, but I worry that inexperienced people
might still misjudge an unhealthy bird as healthy, or worse, be injured as they
try to examine the bird. Catching these birds is dangerous enough! I think the
best course of action for people who do not have experience evaluating the
health of a bird is to bring grounded seabirds to a rehabilitation centre.
Kathleen MacAulay
Milford Station
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From: DC Jardine <dcjardine@btinternet.com>
To: roughlegged_hawk@yahoo.ca; bdigout@seaside.ns.ca
Sent: Fri, August 27, 2010 3:25:12 AM
Subject: Injured Gannet
Hi Folks
I have been following this email thread from Scotland as I am just about to
come across to enjoy your wonderful country.
A couple of years ago I found a similar Gannet in central Scotland - over 100
km from the coast which had been grounded. I think it had struck a overhead
cable. It was uninjured and was very powerful when approached. Kathleen's
advice of throwing a blanket over it is sound. Watch your eyes if you get close
to it and grip it in the upper neck to control its neck movement.
We moved our bird to a local loch (scottish word for lake!) and put it on the
water where it was able to take off naturally. Remember they are big birds and
normally take off from the water (or breeding cliffs) and the reason it may be
on the shore may be that it cannot get airbourne again while sitting on terra
firma. I've not seen the photos and it may be injured or sick, but if it is
healthy ths is where I disagree with Kathleen, getting it onto water (eg back
into the sea) to help it look after itself may be the best course of action.
best wishes
David Jardine
ps not sure how to get this onto your postings so sending direct
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<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>I heartily agree that healthy birds are better off being released immediately. However, determining that a bird has no injuries and is in good body condition requires skill and experience. I thought about including an explanation of how to determine body condition in my post, but I worry that inexperienced people might still misjudge an unhealthy bird as healthy, or worse, be injured as they try to examine the bird. Catching these birds is dangerous enough! I think the best course of action for people who do not have experience evaluating the health of a bird is to bring grounded seabirds to a rehabilitation centre. </div><div><br></div><div>Kathleen MacAulay</div><div>Milford Station</div><div><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div
style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> DC Jardine <dcjardine@btinternet.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> roughlegged_hawk@yahoo.ca; bdigout@seaside.ns.ca<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Fri, August 27, 2010 3:25:12 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Injured Gannet<br></font><br>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Hi Folks </font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I have been following this email thread from
Scotland as I am just about to come across to enjoy your wonderful
country.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">A couple of years ago I found a similar Gannet in
central Scotland - over 100 km from the coast which had been grounded. I think
it had struck a overhead cable. It was uninjured and was very powerful when
approached. Kathleen's advice of throwing a blanket over it is sound. Watch your
eyes if you get close to it and grip it in the upper neck to control its neck
movement. </font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">We moved our bird to a local loch (scottish word
for lake!) and put it on the water where it was able to take off naturally.
Remember they are big birds and normally take off from the water (or breeding
cliffs) and the reason it may be on the shore may be that it cannot get
airbourne again while sitting on terra firma. I've not seen the photos and it
may be injured or sick, but if it is healthy ths is where I disagree with
Kathleen, getting it onto water (eg back into the sea) to help it look
after itself may be the best course of action.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">best wishes</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">David Jardine</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">ps not sure how to get this onto your postings so
sending direct</font></div>
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