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At least 213 birds of prey in Maryland, specifically red-tailed, red-shouldered and Cooper’s hawks, were affected during the same period of the bird mortality event that hit Maryland, several other states and Washington, D.C. in the spring and summer …
At least five bald eagles were poisoned Sunday after scavenging on a deer carcass in Manchester, Md.
One of the eagles is dead and four were taken to Phoenix Wildlife Center in Phoenix, Md.
According to Lauren Moses, public information …
Two vulture chicks were recently removed from their nest at a construction site in Washington, D.C., then killed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Wildlife Services (USDA APHIS WS).
“A WS biologist removed two …
Multiple sick and dying Cooper’s and red-tailed hawks are being found in Maryland – all are juveniles (young birds that recently fledged from their nest) and all have debilitating neurological issues.
It’s not known if this hawk sickness, which results …
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center, in late May, wildlife managers in Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye swelling and crusty discharge, as well …