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Revision as of 17:42, 21 October 2011

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Collection Manager: Susan Hochgraf

Office: BioPhysics 127

Office Phone: 486-8945

Email: susan.hochgraf@uconn.edu

Preparators: Alejandro Rico Guevara, Jorge deLeon, Margaret Rubega



What To Do If You Find a Dead Bird, and Want to Donate It to the UConn Research Collection

Our collection of bird skins, tissues and bones is currently growing largely through salvage: we accept birds found dead by members of the public. These specimens add to the "library of birdlife" we maintain. Your donations make it possible for future researchers to investigate the bird populations of Connecticut.

If you find a dead bird, the very first thing to do is to determine if it is fresh enough to make a useful specimen. A bird that hasn't been dead for long will be round, not flattened or sagging; the eyes will be full and still moist; the feathers will not fall out when you handle the bird; the body will not smell. In contrast, a specimen that has already begun to decay will be collapsed, and may be oozing fluids; the eyes will be sunken and dry-looking; the feathers will be loosely attached and fall out easily when tugged, or when you handle the bird; there may be insects (ants, maggots) on or in the specimen; and the body will smell bad.

Specimens showing advanced signs of decay are best left where they are. Specimens in good condition should be sealed in a plastic bag (a ziploc with the air squeezed out of it is ideal) with a note containing the following information: your name and contact information; the location (at least town) where the bird was found; the date; and any information you may have about the bird (e.g., how it died - "Hit a window"). If you have the means to measure the bird's weight at the time you picked it up, that information is also very helpful. Once the bird is sealed in a plastic bag, PUT IT IN THE FREEZER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Freezing the body arrests the process of decay, and maximizes the likelihood we can prepare the specimen in a way that will preserve it.

The collection manager works part time (one day per week); she is in the collection on Thursdays. Accordingly, Thursdays are the best days to bring a specimen you wish to donate to the collection. You can call the manager at 860-486-8945 to ensure that someone will be present to take the specimen from you at the time you are due to arrive. If you cannot bring your donation by on a Thursday, contact someone in the Rubega lab at 486-3839 or 486-0309 to arrange a meeting to drop the specimen off.


Inventory of Donated Specimens

(as specimens are prepared, they will move off this list and onto the collection database )

Date Donated






5/9/2011

7/7/2011

9/16/2011

12/18/1996

12/19/1996

12/20/1996

12/21/1996

5/28/2011

3/18/2011

3/31/2011

3/31/2011

3/31/2011

3/31/2011

3/31/2011

3/31/2011

3/31/2011

3/31/2011

6/3/2011

9/6/2011

9/6/2011

9/9/2011

9/22/2011


7/25/2001

4/20/2002

10/29/2002

10/14/2005

10/16/2007

6/6/2008

12/30/2008

5/24/2009

2/17/2009

5/17/2010

6/18/2010

6/29/2010

6/11/2011

3/31/2011















12/28/1993

9/23/2007

1/25/2008

5/1/2008

7/10/2009

7/20/2009

8/20/2009

9/7/2009

9/29/2009

10/6/2009

10/29/2009

11/25/2009

1/7/2010

1/26/2010

2/2/2010

5/11/2010

7/6/2010

7/7/2010

8/9/2010

10/3/2010

11/27/2010

1/19/2011

1/19/2011

1/19/2011

1/20/2011

1/22/2011

3/30/2011

Common name

American Woodcock

Chipping Swallow

Ovenbird

W.T. Sparrow

Tuffed Titmouse

Lincoln Sparrow

Gray Catbird

Eastern Towhee

Evening Grosbeak

W.T. Sparrow

Veery

Nighthawk

Hermit Thrush

Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Baltimore Oriole

Blue Jay

Hermit Thrush

W.T. Sparrow

W.T. Sparrow

White Breasted Nuthatch

Black Throated Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Carolina Wren

Northern Flicker

Eastern Bluebird

Wood Thrush

Northern Flicker

Great Blue Heron

Carolina Wren

Barred Owl

Hairy Woodpecker

??Hawk??

Juv. Wild Turkey

Barred Owl

Ring Necked Pheasant

Eastern Screech Owl

American Redstart

Downy Woodpecker

Yellow Bellied Sapsucker

Red Tailed Hawk

Great Horned Owl

Unknown 2x

Unknown

Mammals 5x

Sturgeon

Cedar Waxwing

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

Red Bellied Woodpecker 2x

Juv. Red Bellied Woodpecker

Tuffed Titmouse

Barn Swallow

Downy Woodpecker

Wood Thrush

Carolina Wren

Pilated Woodpecker

Sharp Shinned Hawk

Juv. Sharp Shinned Hawk

Northern Saw Whet Owl

Black & White Warbler

??Warbler??

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

Coopers Hawk

American Gold Finch

??Warbler?? 2x

Yellow Rumped Warbler

W.T. Sparrow

Ruddy Duck

Eastern Screech Owl

Sharp Shinned Hawk

Song Sparrow

Black & White Warbler

Willet

??Shorebird??

Northern Waterthrush

Downy Woodpecker

Gold Crowned Kinglet

American Coot

Long Tailed Duck

Hooded Merganser

Red Breasted Merganser

Hooded Merganser

Rock Dove

Species

Scolopax minor

Spizella passeria

Seiurus aurocapillus

Zonotrichie abicollis

Baeolophus bicolor

Melospozia lincolnii

Dumetella carolinensis

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Coccothraustes vespertinus

Zonotrichie abicollis

Catharus fuscens

Chordeiles minor

Catharus ustulatus

Picoides pude

Picoides pude

Icterus galbule

Cyancitta cristata

Catharus guttatus

Zonotrichie abicollis

Zonotrichie abicollis

Sitta carolinensis

Amphispiza bilineata

Melpsoiza melodia

Thryothorus ludovicians

Colaptes auratus

Silalia sialis

Hylocichla mustelina

Colaptes auratus

Ardea herodias

Thryothorus ludovicians

Strix varia

Picoides pude

Accipiter

Meleagris gall

Strix varia

Phasianus colchicus

Otus asio

Setophaga ruticilla

Picoides pude

Sphyrapicus varius

Buteo jamaicansis

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Bombycilla cedrorum

Phuecticus ludovicianus

Melanerpes carolinus

Melanerpes carolinus

Baeolophus bicolor

Hirundo rustica

Picoides pude

Hylocichla mustelina

Thryothorus ludovicians

Dryocopus pileatus

Accipiter striatus

Accipiter striatus

Aegolius acadicus

Mniotilla varia


Phuecticus ludovicianus

Accipiter cooperii

Caruelis tristis


Dendroica coronata

Zonotrichie abicollis

Oxyura jamaicensis

Otus asio

Accipiter striatus

Melosoiza melodia

Mniotilla varia

Catoptrophorus semipalmatus


Seiurus noveboracensis

Picoides pude

Regulus satrapa

Fulica americana

Clangula hyemalis

Lophodytes cucullatus

Mergus serrator

Lophodytes cucullatus

Columba livia

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