Date: 4/19/24 8:32 am From: Mary Rowe <merrowe863...> Subject: Re: [Arlington Birds] Very Ill Black Vultures in Connecticut
That they were kidnapped by aliens.
And the food’s delicious!
Mary Ellen Rowe
On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 11:00 AM PAUL ROBERTS <phawk254...> wrote:
> Today's Boston Globe reported in a story by Ava Berger that on April 7th
> the Animal Control Officer in Watertown, CT, found a Black Vulture unable
> to stand up or fly. Several hours later she found a second one nearby. The
> birds, thought to be dying, were taken to a raptor rehab center where
> they're examined. Poisoning was first feared, followed by fears of avian
> flu. X-rays indicated they hadn't been shot. Christine Cummings, director
> of the rehab center, "A Place Called Hope," said the birds acted like they
> were drunk. It turns out they were. The birds had gotten into a dumpster
> filled with old meats and bar fruit from cocktail drinks. The birds helped
> themselves. "They were basically falling on their faces like they were
> drunk, going in circles, spinning, spreading their wings out, and flopping
> and flailing around,' Cummings said." They were given plenty of fluids that
> evening and awoke the next morning "upright and grunting." Cummings said
> they were definitely hungover, with one holding its head pretty low.
> They were fed a huge breakfast and held one more day before being
> released. I wonder what they told the other vultures when they got back to
> their roost?
>
> Best,
> Paul
>
> Paul M. Roberts
> Medford, MA
> <phawk254...>
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