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From: Matthew Dodder <[[email protected]]>
Subject: Re: [SBB] sick Golden-crowned Sparrow
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:58:56 -0800
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Kendric,

I would recommend against interfering with nature. If the bird dies and  
you are able to retrieve it might be a good idea to have it tested for  
WNV (although I am not certain if the symptoms you describe fit for  
that disease), but I'd leave it at that. My policy is generally hands  
off unless it is obvious humans are the cause of an animal's condition.  
Perhaps natural selection will come into play and the Merlin you have  
been monitoring will have an easy meal.

Take care,
Matthew



On Jan 27, 2005, at 4:21 PM, Kendric C. Smith wrote:

> We have a sick Golden-crowned Sparrow at our feeder.  It is blind in  
> one eye due to a growth on that side.  It is also sort of hunch  
> backed, and not a happy camper, although when it saw me close with its  
> good eye it flew off OK.
>
> I think that I could capture it by throwing a towel over it, if I get  
> another chance on its blind side.
>
> QUESTION:
> Should I try to catch it?
> Should I keep it alive and give it to someone?
> Should I kill it and discard, or kill it and preserve it for testing?
>
> Kendric
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