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| || Great Horned Owl || Bubo virginianus || in hood, M.A. || good || no || Collections | | || Great Horned Owl || Bubo virginianus || in hood, M.A. || good || no || Collections | ||
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− | | 16-Aug-2003 || ?Finch? || || 3 || poor || yes || | + | | 16-Aug-2003 || ?Finch? || || 3 || poor || yes || Collections |
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| 1-Mar-2011 || Great Horned Owl || Bubo virginianus || 2 || good || yes | | 1-Mar-2011 || Great Horned Owl || Bubo virginianus || 2 || good || yes | ||
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| 9-Sep-2011 || Eastern Bluebird || Silalia sialis || To ORN Cabinet || good || yes || Collections | | 9-Sep-2011 || Eastern Bluebird || Silalia sialis || To ORN Cabinet || good || yes || Collections | ||
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− | | || Northern Flicker || Colaptes auratus || In Progress (S.H.) || good || some || | + | | || Northern Flicker || Colaptes auratus || In Progress (S.H.) || good || some || Collections |
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| || Great Horned Owl || Bubo virginianus || 3 || good || no || Collections | | || Great Horned Owl || Bubo virginianus || 3 || good || no || Collections | ||
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| 20-May-2012 || Northern Cardinal || Cardinalis cardinalis || 2 || good || some || Collections | | 20-May-2012 || Northern Cardinal || Cardinalis cardinalis || 2 || good || some || Collections | ||
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− | | 25-Jul-2001 || Great Blue Heron || Ardea herodias || 2 || good || some || | + | | 25-Jul-2001 || Great Blue Heron || Ardea herodias || 2 || good || some || Collections |
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− | | 20-Apr-2002 || Carolina Wren || Thryothorus ludovicianus || 1 || good || some || | + | | 20-Apr-2002 || Carolina Wren || Thryothorus ludovicianus || 1 || good || some || Collections |
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− | | 29-Oct-2002 || Barred Owl || Strix varia || 1 || good || some || | + | | 29-Oct-2002 || Barred Owl || Strix varia || 1 || good || some || Collections |
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− | | 14-Oct-2005 || Hairy Woodpecker || Picoides villosus || 1 || good || yes || | + | | 14-Oct-2005 || Hairy Woodpecker || Picoides villosus || 1 || good || yes || Collections |
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− | | 16-Oct-2007 || ?Hawk? || Accipiter ?? || In Progress (???) || good || yes || | + | | 16-Oct-2007 || ?Hawk? || Accipiter ?? || In Progress (???) || good || yes || Collections |
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− | | 6-Jun-2008 || Juv. Wild Turkey || Meleagris gallopavo || 1 || good || yes || | + | | 6-Jun-2008 || Juv. Wild Turkey || Meleagris gallopavo || 1 || good || yes || Collections |
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| 30-Dec-2008 || Barred Owl || Strix varia || 1 || good || yes || Collections | | 30-Dec-2008 || Barred Owl || Strix varia || 1 || good || yes || Collections | ||
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| 17-Feb-2009 || Eastern Screech Owl || Megascops asio || N.P., in freezer ||good || yes || Collections | | 17-Feb-2009 || Eastern Screech Owl || Megascops asio || N.P., in freezer ||good || yes || Collections | ||
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− | | 17-May-2010 || American Redstart || Setophaga ruticilla || 1 || good || yes || | + | | 17-May-2010 || American Redstart || Setophaga ruticilla || 1 || good || yes ||Collections |
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− | | 18-Jun-2010 || Downy Woodpecker || Picoides pubescens || 2 || good || yes || | + | | 18-Jun-2010 || Downy Woodpecker || Picoides pubescens || 2 || good || yes || Collections |
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− | | 29-Jun-2010 || Yellow-bellied Sapsucker || Sphyrapicus varius || 1 || good || yes || | + | | 29-Jun-2010 || Yellow-bellied Sapsucker || Sphyrapicus varius || 1 || good || yes || Collections |
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− | | 11-Jun-2011 || Red-tailed Hawk || Buteo jamaicensis || Drying in Hood || good || yes || | + | | 11-Jun-2011 || Red-tailed Hawk || Buteo jamaicensis || Drying in Hood || good || yes || Collections |
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− | | 31-Mar-2011 || Great Horned Owl || Bubo virginianus || 1 || good || yes || | + | | 31-Mar-2011 || Great Horned Owl || Bubo virginianus || 1 || good || yes || Collections |
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| || Cedar Waxwing || Bombycilla cedrorum || 3 || good || some || Rubega | | || Cedar Waxwing || Bombycilla cedrorum || 3 || good || some || Rubega | ||
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| Feb-2012 || Cooper's Hawk || Accipiter cooperii || 2 || good || yes || Collections | | Feb-2012 || Cooper's Hawk || Accipiter cooperii || 2 || good || yes || Collections | ||
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| 19-Jan-2011 || Hooded Merganser || Lophodytes cucullatus || 2 || good || yes || Collections | | 19-Jan-2011 || Hooded Merganser || Lophodytes cucullatus || 2 || good || yes || Collections |
Revision as of 16:27, 24 January 2013
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 | Common name | Species | Prep Priority Score | Condition / Comments | Data | Status | |
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10-Nov-2007 | Red Tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | 2 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
4-Jan-1990 | Red Tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | 2 | fair | yes | Elphick Lab | |
3-Mar-1999 | Red Tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | 2 | fair | yes | Elphick Lab | |
4-Jan-1990 | Red Tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | 2 | fair | yes | Elphick Lab | |
April-2006 | Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | 2 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | 3 | fair | yes | Elphick Lab | ||
Feb-2000 | Barred Owl | Strix varia | 2 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
30-Jan-2007 | Barred Owl | Strix varia | 2 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
Barred Owl | Strix varia | 3 | fair | no | Elphick Lab | ||
March 1 | Saw Whet Owl | Aegolius acadicus | 1 | good | some | Elphick Lab | |
2008 | Saw Whet Owl | Aegolius acadicus | 1 | good | some | Elphick Lab | |
12-Jan-1994 | Sharp Shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | 2 | fair | yes | Elphick Lab | |
7-Jan-1994 | Sharp Shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | 2 | fair | yes | Elphick Lab | |
29-Sep-1993 | Sharp Shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | 2 | poor | yes | Elphick Lab | |
Sharp Shinned Hawk 4x | Accipiter striatus | 3 | fair,good | no | Elphick Lab | ||
6-Jun-2010 | Coopers Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | 2 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
21-Dec-2007 | Juv. Coopers Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | 2 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
3-Aug-2006 | Coopers Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | 2 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
24-Aug-1994 | Coopers Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | 3 | poor | yes | Elphick Lab | |
26-Ocy-2006 | Coopers Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | 2 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
8-Aug-2008 | Coopers Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | 2 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
25-Aug-2008 | Coopers Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | 2 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
Coopers Hawk 5x | Accipiter cooperii | 2 | fair-good | no | Elphick Lab | ||
9-Jan-2009 | Pine Siskin | Carduelis pinus | 2 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
14-Jun-2008 | Tern Chick | 1 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | ||
5-Sept-2004 | Nighthawk | Chordeiles gundlachii | 1 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
7-Nov-2005 | Long-Eared Owl | Asio outs | 1 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
10-Jun-2009 | Pine Siskin | Carduelis pinus | 2 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
31-Mar-2009 | Pine Siskin | Carduelis pinus | 2 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
19-Mar-2009 | Pine Siskin | Carduelis pinus | 2 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
15-Mar-2009 | Pine Siskin | Carduelis pinus | 2 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
12-Mar-2009 | Pine Siskin | Carduelis pinus | 2 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
9-Jan-2009 | Pine Siskin | Carduelis pinus | 2 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
Pine Siskin | Carduelis pinus | 3 | good | no | Elphick Lab | ||
13-Jun-2007 | Ruffed Grouse | Bonasa umbellus | 1 | good | yes | Elphick Lab | |
19-Oct-2004 | Lincoln Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | 2 | fair | yes | Elphick Lab | |
6-Jul-2009 | Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | 1 | fair | yes | Elphick Lab | |
Feb 2011 | Eastern Screech Owl | Otus asio | 3 | good | some | Elphick Lab | |
American Woodcock | Scolopax minor | to ORN cabinet | good | some | Collections | ||
19-Apr-2011 | Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | to ORN cabinet | fair | some | Collections | |
15-Nov-2011 | Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapillus | to ORN cabinet | fair | some | Collections | |
W.T. Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | In Progress (???) | skin only | some | Collections | ||
Tufted Titmouse | Baeolophus bicolor | Freeze Cycle | good | no | Collections | ||
Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | in hood, M.A. | good | no | Collections | ||
16-Aug-2003 | ?Finch? | 3 | poor | yes | Collections | ||
1-Mar-2011 | Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | 2 | good | yes | Collections | |
27-Dec-2001 | ?Loon? | Gavia ??? | 1 | good | yes | Collections | |
9-May-2011 | Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | save for JDL | good | yes | Collections | |
18-Dec-1996 | Evening Grosbeak | Coccothraustes vespertinus | 1 | fair | yes | Collections | |
19-Dec-1996 | W.T. Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | 3 | fair | yes | Collections | |
20-Dec-1996 | Veery | Catharus fuscescens | Freeze Cycle (Wings) | good | yes | Collections | |
21-Dec-1996 | Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | 1 | good | yes | Collections | |
28-May-2011 | Wood Thrush (young) | Hylocichla mustelina | To ORN Cabinet | good | some | Collections | |
18-Mar-2011 | Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | freeze cycle, M.A. | good | yes | Collections | |
31-Mar-2011 | Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | to ORN cabinet | good | yes | Collections | |
31-Mar-2011 | Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | to ORN cabinet | good | yes | Collections | |
31-Mar-2011 | Hermit Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | to ORN cabinet | wing prep only | yes | Collections | |
31-Mar-2011 | W.T. Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | 2 | good | yes | Collections | |
31-Mar-2011 | White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | 1 | good | yes | Collections | |
31-Mar-2011 | Black-Throated Sparrow | Amphispiza bilineata | 1 | good | yes | Collections | |
3-Jun-2011 | Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | Freeze Cycle | good | yes | Collections | |
6-Sep-2011 | Carolina Wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus | Freeze Cycle | good | no | Collections | |
6-Sep-2011 | Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | Freeze Cycle | good | no | Collections | |
9-Sep-2011 | Eastern Bluebird | Silalia sialis | To ORN Cabinet | good | yes | Collections | |
Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | In Progress (S.H.) | good | some | Collections | ||
Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | 3 | good | no | Collections | ||
20-May-2012 | Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | 2 | good | some | Collections | |
25-Jul-2001 | Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | 2 | good | some | Collections | |
20-Apr-2002 | Carolina Wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus | 1 | good | some | Collections | |
29-Oct-2002 | Barred Owl | Strix varia | 1 | good | some | Collections | |
14-Oct-2005 | Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | 1 | good | yes | Collections | |
16-Oct-2007 | ?Hawk? | Accipiter ?? | In Progress (???) | good | yes | Collections | |
6-Jun-2008 | Juv. Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | 1 | good | yes | Collections | |
30-Dec-2008 | Barred Owl | Strix varia | 1 | good | yes | Collections | |
Dec-2008 | Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | 2 | good | yes | Collections | |
24-May-2009 | Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | In Progress (S.H.) | good | yes | Collections | |
17-Feb-2009 | Eastern Screech Owl | Megascops asio | N.P., in freezer | good | yes | Collections | |
17-May-2010 | American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | 1 | good | yes | Collections | |
18-Jun-2010 | Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | 2 | good | yes | Collections | |
29-Jun-2010 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | 1 | good | yes | Collections | |
11-Jun-2011 | Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | Drying in Hood | good | yes | Collections | |
31-Mar-2011 | Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | 1 | good | yes | Collections | |
Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | 3 | good | some | Rubega | ||
Rose-breasted Grosebeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | 3 | good | no | Rubega | ||
Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | 3 | good | no | Rubega | ||
Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | to freezer -N.P. | good | no | prep lab | ||
Juv. Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | 3 | good | no | Rubega | ||
Tufted Titmouse | Baeolophus bicolor | to ORN cabinet (N.P.) | good | no | Rubega | ||
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | 3 | good | no | Collections | ||
Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | 3 | good | no | Rubega | ||
Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina | 3 | good | some | Rubega | ||
Winter Wren | Troglodytes hiemalis | 3 | good | no | Collections | ||
Red Tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | 2 | fair | no | Collections | ||
5-May-2012 | Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | 2 | good | Some | Collections | |
23-Sept-2007 | Juv. Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | 2 | fair | yes | Collections | |
25-Jan-2008 | Northern Saw Whet Owl | Aegolius acadicus | in progress-JDL | good | yes | prep lab | |
1-May-2008 | Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | 1 | good | yes | Collections | |
10-Jul-2009 | ?Warbler? | good | yes | Collections | |||
20-Jul-2009 | Rose-breasted Grosebeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | 2 | good | yes | Rubega | |
20-Aug-2009 | Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | 1 | good | yes | Rubega | |
7-Sep-2009 | American Goldfinch | Carduelis tristis | 3 | good | yes | Rubega | |
Sept 7 2009 | Chipping Swallow | Spizella passerina | 3 | good | yes | Collections | |
29-Sep-2009 | ?Warbler? 2x | good | some | Collections | |||
6-Oct-2009 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | Dendroica coronata | 2 | good | some | Collections | |
28-Oct-2009 | W.T. Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | 2 | good | yes | Rubega | |
25-Nov-2009 | Ruddy Shelduck | Tadorna ferruginea | 2 | good | yes | Collections | |
7-Jan-2010 | Eastern Screech Owl | Megascops asio | 3 | good | yes | Rubega | |
26-Jan-2010 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | 3 | good | yes | Collections | |
2-Feb-2010 | Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | 1 | good | yes | Rubega | |
11-May-2010 | Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | 1 | good | yes | Rubega | |
7-Jul-2010 | ?Shorebird? | good | yes | Collections | |||
9-Aug-2010 | Northern Waterthrush | Seiurus noveboracensis | 1 | good | yes | Collections | |
3-Oct-2010 | Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | 3 | good | yes | Rubega | |
27-Nov-2010 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa | Drying in Hood | good | yes | Collections | |
Feb-2012 | Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | 2 | good | yes | Collections | |
19-Jan-2011 | Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | 2 | good | yes | Collections | |
22-Jan-2011 | Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | 2 | good | yes | Collections | |
20-Jan-2011 | Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | freeze cycle, N.P. | good | yes | Collections | |
11-May-2010 | Black and White Warbler | Mniotilta varia | 2 | good | yes | Collections | |
14-Jul-2011 | Winter Wren | Trogylodytes troglodytes | 2 | good | some | Collections | |
30-Jun-2012 | Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | 2 | good | yes | Collections | |
3-Jul-2012 | Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | 2 | good | yes | Collections | |
12-May-2012 | Hermit Thrush 2X | Catharus guttatus | 2 | good | Some | Collections | |
22-Jan-2011 | Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | 2 | good | yes | Rubega | |
30-Jan-2011 | Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | 2 | good | yes | Rubega | |
30-Mar-2011 | Rock Dove | Columba livia | 1 | good | yes | Rubega | |
spring 2011 | Empidonax sp. | Empidonax flycatcher | for JDL | good | yes | collections | |
July 14 2011 | Winter Wren | Troglodytes hiemalis | 2 | good | yes | Rubega | |
Sep 2011 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | for Alejandro | okay | yes | Collections | |
Nov 28 2011 | Cedar Waxwing 6x | Bombycilla cedrorum | 3 | good | yes | Rubega | |
Jul 24 2012 | North Cardinal 2x | Cardinalis cardinalis | 3 | good | yes | Rubega | |
16 Nov 2012 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | Dendroica coronata | 2 | good | some | Rubega | |
4 Nov 2012 | Black Capped Chickadee | Poecile articapillus | 2 | good | some | Rubega | |
12 Nov 2012 | Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | 2 | good | Some | Rubega | |
Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | 3 | good | no | Rubega | ||
Jun 5 2012 | Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | 1 | good | yes | Rubega | |
Jun 5 2012 | Juv. European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | 1 | good | yes | Rubega
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