tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037765480945116633.post5979757633030518325..comments2023-05-02T07:08:12.933-05:00Comments on _CabinGirl: Hummingbird or Red-breasted Nuthatch?CabinGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00177611746948925236noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037765480945116633.post-54227536511510366922012-08-27T16:48:33.145-05:002012-08-27T16:48:33.145-05:00How amazing that you were there to document that f...How amazing that you were there to document that first hawk, Mia. What an important record that is. I hadn't heard to it spreading to meadowlarks and thrashers. Suppose any species can develop it since beaks are all the same material. So sad to see...CabinGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177611746948925236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037765480945116633.post-70232726676353060802012-08-25T09:48:33.869-05:002012-08-25T09:48:33.869-05:00Tami, I photographed a Red-tailed Hawk here in Uta...Tami, I photographed a Red-tailed Hawk here in Utah (the first reported in the state) last fall that had an extreme case of the "sickle" type of long-billed syndrome. I was so very saddened when I learned nothing could be done for the hawk. I've also seen this in Western Meadowlarks and recently in a Sage Thrasher. Mia McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613385411156245829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037765480945116633.post-37777269423837293052012-08-24T19:29:09.494-05:002012-08-24T19:29:09.494-05:00Tami, this is really interesting, and I've rea...Tami, this is really interesting, and I've read about the disorder too. Thanks for posting this.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064368615178870750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037765480945116633.post-48898052312878428742012-08-24T08:55:32.215-05:002012-08-24T08:55:32.215-05:00It truly is, Larry - especially if it is due to to...It truly is, Larry - especially if it is due to toxins as they suspect. An earlier outbreak in the Lake Superior area more than 20 yrs ago was due to toxins in the environment.CabinGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177611746948925236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037765480945116633.post-51935797412782848402012-08-24T08:34:21.364-05:002012-08-24T08:34:21.364-05:00Thanks for posting this Tami. I knew that some bir...Thanks for posting this Tami. I knew that some birds had bill deformity problems but I never knew about this specific disease. The proverbial canary in the coal mine maybe?Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072345959644694466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037765480945116633.post-90332174578003693762012-08-24T08:32:14.560-05:002012-08-24T08:32:14.560-05:00Thank you for posting this Tami. I knew that some ...Thank you for posting this Tami. I knew that some birds had problems with beak deformities but I never knew about this specific disorder and how widespread it is. The proverbial canary in the coal mine maybe?Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072345959644694466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037765480945116633.post-71580792454496878622012-08-23T20:56:14.278-05:002012-08-23T20:56:14.278-05:00Poor thing.Poor thing.Dawn Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320576787003821586noreply@blogger.com