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21821 Problems Notes Costs
Admission date2018-08-21
Final date2018-11-08
Days in captivity79
SpeciesGHOW - Great horned owl
AgeAHY
SexUNK
StatusR
Band1218-02108
Feather damage - Major

Cause of injury: Unknown

Release approved
Release where found

Found in Bristol,VA
Washington county
Here is a summary of this patient's treatments and expenses:

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate7915.401216.60
Total  1336.60

Costs are estimates based on fees charged at a local avian specialist.
Radiographs and images

2018-08-21
2018-08-31
2018-11-08 15:46 jmw
Weight: 1340 grams

Release record
Date2018-11-08
Band/tag number1218-02108
Band size8
Released byLaura Vollenweider
Location
Troutman, Iredell county, NC

2018-11-07 16:44 lmv
Leftovers: 0
109 g ck
NOLO
Flew around, noisy flight

2018-11-07 09:29 ces

Called rehabber about releasing the bird. Will try to find transport and call us back.

2018-11-07 09:25 ces/lrm
Weight: 1377 grams
Feathers not in terrible condition. Not enough damage to imp.

Moved to R1 and will plan for release ASAP.

Feather check
Right
Left
0987654321
Tail
1234567890
 654321123456 
 
  Ok  Fault bar  Dystrophic
  Old  Curled  Broken, not impable
  Extra  Tipped  Missing
  IB, mature  Soiled  Mutilated
  IB  Bent  Unknown
  Imped  Broken, impable   
  Frayed  Singed   
     Stripped   
Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-11-07
Examiner - ces
FlightSound
Notes:
Flying well, soaring. Much quieter but not silent. Will plan for release.

2018-11-06 17:26 dr/var

Got too dark for weigh/feather check, will push to friday.

Food: 105 g R, NOLO

2018-11-06 10:25 nen

a little noisy, dips low, sym, smooth landings, flies readily. 12x

2018-11-05 15:30 BG

Group treatment: 2 patients
102g Ch, Vit+Ca, NOLO

2018-11-04 17:11 jmw/pe/mm

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 105 g m/ck, 108g m/ck

2018-11-04 10:14 FLM

Group entry: 2 animals
BAR for exercise.
flew well 10x.
lime had a significant L droop, but flew well.
both soaring and landing on perches.

2018-11-03 18:30 RMB/ME/SMV
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 2 patients
203 g M BAR Both flew several time, larger GHOW has a left wing droop

2018-11-03 09:18 amp

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - 12X, gliding, loud flight, good landings
[21863] / 22046/lime / HY / UNK - 12X, quiet flight, gliding, good landings

2018-11-02 17:10 kf

Group treatment: 2 patients
219 g ck + vit/ca, NOLO

2018-11-02 10:53 me

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise 10-12 lengths
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[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - 11x
[21863] / 22046/lime / HY / UNK - 11x

2018-11-01 16:56 jmw/ae

Group entry: 2 animals
NOLO
Food in cage: 223g m/ck

2018-11-01 09:00 fs

Group entry: 2 animals

Exercised both 11x lengths

2018-10-31 16:30 TCR/LMV
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 2 patients
217 g ck + Vit & Ca
NOLO QAR

2018-10-30 16:45 dr

Group treatment: 3 patients
300 g ck, NOLO

2018-10-30 10:07 bt

Group entry: 3 animals
Exercise 10-12 lengths
All birds flew easily and perched well. Orange is a little choppier and no glide.
Lime swoops low about 1/2 of flights.

2018-10-29 17:00 lmv

Group treatment: 3 patients
319 g ck + vit/ca, NOLO

2018-10-29 10:18 bwm

Group entry: 3 animals
Exercise:
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - 12x, flew/perched well. Flew low to ground.
[21863] / 22046/lime / HY / UNK - 12x, flew/perched well. L wing droop.
[21918] / 22098 / AHY / UNK - 12x, flew/perched well.

*Orange and Lime flew head first into each other on the third to last length. Lime
was on the ground for about a minute or two before flying up to the perch, Orange
immediately continued to the perch. Both seemed to be flying well afterwards.

2018-10-29 09:33 ces

Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-10-29
Examiner - ces
FlightSound
Notes:
Most hesitant to fly but flies well. Soaring but not quiet.

2018-10-28 16:50 jmw/pe/mm

Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 102, 104, 111 g m/ck

2018-10-28 11:00 rh

Group entry: 3 animals
Exercised 12x
All Perched, BAR, Gliding well.
Slight noise when flying.

2018-10-27 16:00 SMV/JR
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 3 patients
332 g CK NoLo BAR

2018-10-27 10:54 ah

Exercised x 12, flew perch to perch.

2018-10-26 17:00 tw/sc

Group treatment: 3 patients
108, 108, 116 g m, NOLO

2018-10-25 17:47 jmw/ae/lmv/lk

Group entry: 3 animals
NOLO; QAR
Food in cage: 319g m/ck

2018-10-25 09:29 fs

Group entry: 3 animals

Exercised all exercised 10x's

2018-10-24 16:00 RMB/LMV
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 3 patients
322 g ck + Vit & Ca NOLO BARP

2018-10-24 10:29 lrm

Group entry: 3 animals
exercised - all flew at least 10x
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[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - noisy, swoops down low each time
[21863] / 22046/lime / HY / UNK - very quiet
[21918] / 22098 / AHY / UNK - very quiet

2018-10-23 18:10 lea/var
Weight: 1428 grams, Keel score: 4.0
Flying well. Colored orange.

Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 303 g m, NOLO

Tail feather #4 from the left is IB but interrupted...feels like it has hardened at the tip of the feather

Feather check
Right
Left
0987654321
Tail
1234567890
 654321123456 
 
  Ok  Fault bar  Dystrophic
  Old  Curled  Broken, not impable
  Extra  Tipped  Missing
  IB, mature  Soiled  Mutilated
  IB  Bent  Unknown
  Imped  Broken, impable   
  Frayed  Singed   
     Stripped   

2018-10-23 10:17 ha

Group entry: 3 animals

Exercise 11 lengths each

2018-10-22 16:15 BG

Group treatment: 3 patients
107, 109, 106g Ch, Vit+Ca, 3 Live M, NOLO

2018-10-22 10:06 bwm

Group entry: 3 animals
Exercise:

[21821] / 22066 / UNK / UNK - 12x, flew/perched well. Small guy was more reluctant
than the others, would fly low and then glide up to perch, R tail feathers missing.
Bigger guy would redirect himself halfway between both perches, then continue in
the direction he was flying.
[21863] / 22046/lime / HY / UNK - 12x, flew/perched well, L wing droop - didn't seem
to affect flight.
[21918] / 22098 / AHY / UNK - 12x, flew/perched well. Small guy was more reluctant
than the others, would fly low and then glide up to perch, R tail feathers missing.
Bigger guy would redirect himself halfway between both perches, then continue in
the direction he was flying.

2018-10-21 17:45 jmw/mlm

Group entry: 3 animals
77g LO(R)
Food in cage: 111g ck/m

2018-10-21 09:47 flm

Group entry: 3 animals
BAR for exercise.
lime has removed color. unable to differentiate.
2 birds flew 10x. no issues.
1 bird flew 8x and had a L wing droop. then refused from perch.

2018-10-20 15:10 RMB/SMV
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 3 patients
323 g Ck/M NoLo BARP

2018-10-20 09:40 rep

Group entry: 3 animals
Exercise 10-12 lengths: all birds 10x

2018-10-19 17:00 ksf/tw
Leftovers: 13
Group treatment: 2 patients
104, 109, 103 g ck, NOLO

2018-10-18 17:34 jmw/ek/ae

Group entry: 2 animals
Cage mate picked up for release @4p - 21774

2018-10-18 17:23 jmw/ek/ae

Group entry: 2 animals
26g LO(R)
Food in cage: 210g ck/m

2018-10-17 17:00 LMV/RMB
Leftovers: 78
Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 330 g ck (+ vit + ca)

BARP - flew back and froth several times, a little to close to my head

2018-10-17 10:43 mmo

Group entry: 3 animals

Exercise 12 lengths no problems with flight but not quiet

2018-10-16 17:03 lea/var

Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 334 g m/R, NOLO

2018-10-16 11:38 me

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise 10-12 lengths
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[21774] / HY / UNK - 16x
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - 14x

orange tape gone from ID band

Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-10-16
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
flew 14 x cage length, moderate loud; did not observe any major feather damage on wings but R side of tail still growing in.

2018-10-15 17:00 mar

Group treatment: 2 patients
211 g ck + vit/ca, NOLO

2018-10-15 10:39 ces

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21774] / HY / UNK - 12X - flew, glided, and perched well, but sometimes would dip
down while in flight
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - 12X - flew, glided, and perched well, but sometimes
would dip down while in flight

2018-10-14 18:53 jmw/mlm/pce

Group entry: 2 animals
35g LO(R)
Food in cage: 101g ck/r/m

2018-10-14 11:01 flm

Group entry: 2 animals
BAR for exercise.
no band: flew well 10x. soaring, landing on perches. nearly silent. no issues.
orange: flew 10x. forced/noisy flight on takeoffs. no other issues.

2018-10-13 16:45 SMV/JR
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 2 patients
202 g M/Ck NoLo BARP

2018-10-13 09:39 amp

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21774] / HY / UNK - 12X, mostly gliding, good landings, on ground 1X
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - 12X, somewhat choppy flight, some minor gliding
(orange tape seen on ground)

2018-10-12 17:00 tw/lmv

Group treatment: 2 patients
101, 105 g m/ck + vit/ca, NOLO

2018-10-12 09:49 kb

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise 10-12 lengths
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[21774] / HY / UNK -12x, glides about 30ft, mostly silent
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK -12x, missing or short tail feathers, loud

2018-10-11 17:52 jmw/ae/lmv

Group entry: 2 animals
NOLO QARP
Food in cage: 214g m/ck total

2018-10-10 15:45 VAR/LMV

Group treatment: 2 patients
206 g ck nolo

2018-10-09 17:15 dr

Group treatment: 2 patients
220 g R, NOLO

2018-10-08 17:00 mar
Leftovers: 30
Group treatment: 2 patients
217 g m/ck + vit/ca + 2 LM

2018-10-07 19:24 jmw/pe

Group entry: 2 animals
67g LO(R)
Food in cage: 209g m/ck

2018-10-06 16:50 SC

Group treatment: 2 patients
215 g m/r NOLO BAR

2018-10-05 17:00 tw/kf

Group treatment: 2 patients
99, 108 g m/ck, NOLO + 2 LM

2018-10-04 17:32 jmw/ae/lmv

Group entry: 2 animals
28g LO(R); QARP

Food in cage: 206g m total

2018-10-03 16:40 VAR/LMR
Leftovers: 48
Group treatment: 2 patients
218 g ck + V + Ca 48 g lo M

2018-10-02 17:15 dr

Group treatment: 2 patients
220 g R/M, NOLO

2018-10-01 16:15 BG

Group treatment: 2 patients
107, 108g Ch, Vit+Ca, NOLO

2018-09-30 17:02 jmw/meg

Group entry: 2 animals
NOLO

Food in cage: 100, 105 g m

2018-09-29 17:00 SMV/RMB
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 2 patients
219 g ck NOLO BARP

2018-09-28 16:30 tdw/kf/sc

Group treatment: 2 patients
104,100g ck +vit/ca; NOLO

2018-09-27 17:54 jmw/ek/lmv

Group entry: 2 animals
111 g LO(R) QARP; one very loud/choppy in flight

Food in cage: 211 g m total

2018-09-26 17:45 LMV/RMB
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 2 patients
212 g ck/m + V & CA NoLo QARP

2018-09-25 17:00 dr

Group treatment: 2 patients
220 g R, NOLO

2018-09-24 16:00 BG

Group treatment: 2 patients
109, 110g Ch, Vit+Ca, NOLO

2018-09-23 16:30 mlm
Leftovers: 175
Group treatment: 2 patients
105, 105, g m/ck

2018-09-23 11:23 FLM

Group entry: 2 animals
BAR for exercise.
both flew 10x.
orange: forced and choppy flight, especially takeoffs. landing well on perches.
no color: soaring and landing on perches. nearly silent. overshot perch 2x.

2018-09-22 17:15 smv/rmb
Leftovers: 51
Group treatment: 3 patients
pink on ground in corner, had to force to get up and fly 312 g ck, NOLO

2018-09-22 11:05 ah

exercised x 12; flew perch to perch

2018-09-21 16:50 tw/sc
Weight: 1536 grams
Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 103, 108, 106 g ck with vit and ca, NOLO

Moved to F6, flew up to perch

2018-09-21 09:27 lmv

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise 10-12x.
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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK -1x, loud,
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK -10x, loud, no gliding, missing right tail feathers

2018-09-20 17:00 lmv/ek

Group treatment: 2 patients
106,113g m; NOLO

2018-09-19 17:00 var/lmv

Group treatment: 2 patients
223g ck +vit/ca; NOLO, one BAR, perched, the other QAR, perched.

2018-09-19 10:13 mmo

exercise 10x

2018-09-18 16:30 sws

Group treatment: 2 patients
104, 106 g m, NOLO

2018-09-18 11:00 nen

Group entry: 2 animals


[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - 1x, clacky and puffed out
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - flight is wonky/a bit noisy but flies readily,
16x

2018-09-18 03:40 SWS

Group treatment: 2 patients
104, 106 m

2018-09-17 16:00 BG

Group treatment: 2 patients
105, 110g Ch, Vit+Ca, NOLO

2018-09-17 10:25 sat

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - 1X - flew to ground and would not fly
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - 9X - flew, glided, and perched well, but after
9X would not fly any further

2018-09-15 13:00 rma/rew

Group treatment: 2 patients
111,108g ck ; NOLO, BAR, clacky

2018-09-14 15:00 rma/sc

Group treatment: 2 patients
109,111g ck +vit/ca; NOLO

2018-09-14 09:44 kb

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise 10-12x.
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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK -2x, refused to fly, stayed on low perch
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK -flappy, no gliding, missing tail feathers on
right side

2018-09-13 17:11 lmv/jmw

Group entry: 2 animals
NOLO
Food in cage: 226g ck

2018-09-13 16:30 lmv/jlw

Group treatment: 2 patients
226 g ck, NOLO

2018-09-13 09:09 fs

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercise:
21676 - Flew 1-1/2 well then on ground and refused to fly.
21821 - Flew 10 lengths well.

2018-09-12 16:45 var/lmv

Group treatment: 2 patients
202 g + vit/ca ck, NOLO

2018-09-12 10:21 mmo

flew 12 x

2018-09-11 16:45 sws

Group treatment: 2 patients
206 g R, NOLO

2018-09-11 11:12 bt

Exercise 10-12 x; clumsy flights, noisy flier, no gliding; perches well

2018-09-10 16:45 BG

Group treatment: 2 patients
110, 110g C, Vit+Ca, NOO

2018-09-10 11:35 mlm/rew

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - 1X - struggled to fly to lower perch
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - 12X - flew, glided, and perched, but was not
as smooth as I think she should be

2018-09-09 17:00 mlm

Group treatment: 2 patients
101g R + 111g m; NOLO

2018-09-09 10:00 rjh

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercised

Pink- Labored flight, flew 1x to lower perch then refused to fly.
Orange- Some noise, slight droop Left wing, flew to perch well, 12x.

2018-09-08 17:00 smv/rma

Group treatment: 2 patients
217g ck; NOLO, QAR

2018-09-08 09:16 amp

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - 0X, clicked, hissed, ruffled feathers
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - flew 3X, then became stubborn

2018-09-07 17:00 sc

Group treatment: 2 patients
100,100g R +vit/ca; NOLO

2018-09-07 10:12 lmv

Exercise 9x. Loud, flew to low perch/hard breathing after 9x.

2018-09-06 16:45 ae

Group treatment: 2 patients
220 g ck/m, NOLO

2018-09-06 09:44 fs/hp

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - exercised 10x's
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - exercised 2.5x's

2018-09-05 16:45 var

Group treatment: 2 patients
223 g ck vit/ca, NOLO

2018-09-05 10:56 mmo

Group entry: 2 animals
22052 pink would not fly
22066 orange flew 12x.

2018-09-04 17:00 dr

Group treatment: 2 patients
214 g R, NOLO

2018-09-04 10:49 ces/me
Weight: 1412 grams
Flies readily but loud. Molting.

Feather check
Right
Left
0987654321
Tail
1234567890
 654321123456 
 
  Ok  Fault bar  Dystrophic
  Old  Curled  Broken, not impable
  Extra  Tipped  Missing
  IB, mature  Soiled  Mutilated
  IB  Bent  Unknown
  Imped  Broken, impable   
  Frayed  Singed   
     Stripped   

2018-09-04 10:15 nen

Group entry: 2 animals

[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - extremely reluctant to fly. 1x poorly
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - 10x, flappy/labored, wonky, noisy

2018-09-03 16:15 BG

Group treatment: 2 patients
109, 110g Ch, Vit+Ca, NOLO

2018-09-03 10:35 sat

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - 1X - struggled to fly to lower perch and then
would not fly no matter what I did to encourage him
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - 12X - flew, glided, and perched well

2018-09-02 17:00 mlm/pce

Group treatment: 2 patients
105,111g m/ck; NOLO

2018-09-02 10:00 rjh

Group entry: 2 animals
Exercised
Orange; perched, BAR, Noisy flight, flew 10x.
Pink; BAR, perched high then flew to opposite lower perch then flew to opposite side
and perched on leaning brach and finally flew to ground after attempting to fly to
high perch but failing, stayed on ground, noisy and struggling to take flight. 3x

2018-09-01 17:30 smv/rma

Group treatment: 2 patients
230g ck/R; NOLO, BAR

2018-09-01 08:57 amp

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - continuously clicked and hissed, did not leave
perch
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - 4X, flew into me, went to perch but did not
leave perch again

2018-08-31 17:00 sc/tdw

Group treatment: 2 patients
106,107g ck +vit/ca; NOLO

2018-08-31 12:30 lmv

2018-08-31 10:03 lmv

Exercise 10x
Loud flight, heavy breathing after 4x
Bit imbalanced?

2018-08-30 17:15 lmv/ek
Leftovers: 25
Group treatment: 2 patients
218 g ck

2018-08-30 09:39 fs

Group entry: 2 animals

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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - 3x's running on air time
[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - exercised 10x's but5 flew low to the ground
after 7x's flying

2018-08-29 17:00 lmv

Group treatment: 2 patients
213 g ck vit/ca, NOLO

2018-08-29 09:53 lrm

Group entry: 2 animals
exercised
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[21676] / 22052/pink / AHY / UNK - flew 3 times, very reluctant, very noisy. flew
to ground, stressed

[21821] / 22066/orange / UNK / UNK - 10x, very loud

2018-08-28 17:15 dr

Group treatment: 2 patients
200 g m, NOLO

2018-08-28 09:07 HA

Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-08-28
Examiner - HA
FlightSound
Notes:
Exercised about 8 laps, was not silent in flight

2018-08-27 17:36 bg/mar

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 107, 108 g ck + vit/ca, NOLO

2018-08-27 08:58 me

Group entry: 3 animals
Flight Eval's

Flight eval
Exam date - 2018-08-27
Examiner - me
FlightSound
Notes:
flew 6 x cage length reluctantly, fairly loud

2018-08-26 16:30 mlm/pce/meg

Group treatment: 3 patients
104,107,110g m/ck; NOLO

2018-08-26 11:18 ces
Weight: 1202 grams

2018-08-25 16:45 rma/rew

Group treatment: 3 patients
112,111,109g ck; NOLO

2018-08-24 17:15 sc/ksf

Group treatment: 3 patients
108, 114, 113 g ck + vit/ca, NOLO

2018-08-23 16:30 lmv/ae/ek

Group treatment: 3 patients
300 g ck/m, NOLO

2018-08-22 16:54 lmv/var/hmo

Group entry: 2 animals
Food in cage: 221 g m/ck, NOLO

2018-08-22 16:54 lmv/var/hmo
Weight: 1266 grams
Colored orange, moved to R30, flew to perch.

2018-08-21 16:50 sws

Added water

2018-08-21 13:37 ces

Flying perch to perch. BAR.
Added 120 g m/ck.

2018-08-21 11:41 ces/me
Weight: 1253 grams, Keel score: 3.5
Previous care: Give fluids and meloxicam for 3 days. Emeraid 15cc SID and then to whole food. Eating well. Placed in a small flight cage and found laying down on day 4. Not responsive, so set up in a kennel. Gave fluids. Continued to "crash" five more times over three days but then recovered. For the past 8 days has been perching, BAR, and eating well.


------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Body
Wings
Left wing: WNL
Right wing: WNL
Legs
Left leg: WNL
Right leg: WNL

No fractures palpated. Radiograph was included in patient's medical records. Left shoulder looked a little abnormal but I think it was just alignment. Will get radiograph if needed.

Small wound on cere from captivity, as well as some feather damage. Will need imping before release.

Gave 40 cc LRS SQ.
Banded 22066
Moved to R29.

Will feed later and check on bird.

Feather check
Right
Left
0987654321
Tail
1234567890
 654321123456 
 
  Ok  Fault bar  Dystrophic
  Old  Curled  Broken, not impable
  Extra  Tipped  Missing
  IB, mature  Soiled  Mutilated
  IB  Bent  Unknown
  Imped  Broken, impable   
  Frayed  Singed   
     Stripped   
Eye exam
Exam date - 2018-08-21
Examiner - ces/me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
mostly WNL, small area of blotchiness lateral to pecten
Left eye:
mostly WNL, small area of blotchiness lateral to pecten
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