Date: 4/22/24 11:11 am From: D. <dobelbn...> Subject: Re: [Arlington Birds] Very Ill Black Vultures in Connecticut
It's nice to have a good laugh rather than to cry. I was ready to do the
latter and was glad to do the former.
Dena Ressler
On Fri, Apr 19, 2024, 11:31 AM Mary Rowe <merrowe863...> wrote:
> 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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