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22516 Problems Notes Costs
Admission date2019-06-07
Final date2019-08-16
Days in captivity70
SpeciesBLVU - Black vulture
AgeHY
SexUNK
StatusR
Band
NSF

Cause of injury: kidnapped

Body grab only
Carry and weigh in box
Easily imprintable
Needs live prey test

Found in Hillsborough,NC
Orange county
Here is a summary of this patient's treatments and expenses:

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate7018.201274.00
Total  1394.00

Costs are estimates based on fees charged at a local avian specialist.
Radiographs and images
No images for this patient
2019-08-16 10:30 des
Weight: 2090 grams
Release with 2 other BLVUs and a TUVU. Near roost site.
Large group of BLVUs flew in and were circling above. One BLVU flew up to tree then joined the group. The other two remained on the ground calmly preening and sunning.

Note: this bird could be 22407

Release record
Date2019-08-16
Band/tag number
Band size
Released bydes
Location
Huntersville, Mecklenburg county, NC

2019-08-15 09:10 sc
Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 5 animals
Food in cage: 320 g sq, 337 g sq/rabbit included 2 heads, 314g sq, 316 g r/sq, 319
g rabbit/r

Removed all skins; nolo

Exercise: All flew most lengths in full, there is one that usually only flies half way and then runs the remainder of the cage, though he can fly full lengths.

2019-08-14 12:18 RTS

Group entry: 5 animals
300,300,300,300,300g CutOpenSQ+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2019-08-14 10:00 cm/md

Group entry: 5 animals
Exercise:

Flew 8x total, one refused to fly after 5 laps

2019-08-13 10:07 me/students

Group entry: 5 animals
Food in cage: 306, 211, 201, 218, 240 g Squirrel, cut open; lost of skins and ck
parts LO - rem
Exercise 10x.

Flight eval
Exam date - 2019-08-13
Examiner - me/students
FlightSound
Notes:
flew 10 x cage length, gliding ;last 30' or more; looks great

2019-08-12 11:50 cm/md

Group entry: 5 animals
Exercise:

2 birds flying consistently low and not eager to fly. One bird flies halfway at normal
height before swooping upward towards ceiling. All flew 8x total

2019-08-12 11:30 bph
Leftovers: 1079
Group entry: 5 animals
Food in cage: 1600g ck/R

some LOs seemed older

2019-08-11 11:26 FLM

Group entry: 5 animals
BAR for exercise.
all flew well 8x.
one bird is more noisy/forced than others, but still flew well.
some would go to ground, but always returned to perch.

2019-08-11 03:15 KJL/RMB

Group treatment: 5 patients
311, 318, 320, 300, 301g SQ

2019-08-10 13:30 LEH

Group treatment: 5 patients
1600g SQ/R, NOLO

2019-08-10 08:54 amp

Group entry: 4 animals
1 - somewhat stubborn at start but flew later on (6X)
3 others - flew well with some soaring, around 6X, began to land (gracefully) on
ground before reaching perch, would fly up to perch and do the same next cage length

2019-08-09 10:28 cm/md

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise:

All animals flew 9x in total, one bird was resistent to flying and would sometimes
fly half and run the rest of the lap. Another consistently would veer to the right
upon take off before correcting itself.

2019-08-09 10:00 ces/ksf/students

Group treatment: 4 patients
1000 g SQ, nolo

2019-08-08 12:15 sc,ces,me,rjo

Group treatment: 4 patients
300, 290, 245, 250g Sq lo scraps

2019-08-07 12:43 RTS

Group entry: 4 animals
310,312,312,312gCutOpenSQ+Vit&Ca,NoLO

2019-08-07 11:00 cm/md

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise:
All flew a total of 8x, after lap 5 two individuals would drop to the floor halfway
through and run the rest of the way

2019-08-06 15:03 rmb
Leftovers: 971
Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 1,205 g Squirrel, cut open

2019-08-06 10:25 me

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise:

Flew 9 laps in total. 2 vultures became tired around lap 8 and flew to the ground

2019-08-05 11:45 dml
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 4 patients
1277g SQ +vit+ca

2019-08-05 11:15 bph/cm/md

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise:
2 grew tired after 8 laps. Flew well up to 5 laps, perch-to-perch, then reluctant
to fly for last 3 laps.
other 2 flew 10 laps, perch-to-perch, flew well, eager to fly.

2019-08-04 14:30 jmw/kf

Group treatment: 4 patients
1300 g Sq c/o, NOLO

2019-08-04 11:01 FLM

Group entry: 4 animals
BAR for exercise.
flew well 8x.
1 is forced, leaning hard to L side when flying. still soaring. went to ground and
ran last lap.

2019-08-03 14:10 LEH

Group treatment: 4 patients
1130g Sq, 460g LO skins (r)

2019-08-03 13:01 LEH

Group entry: 4 animals
Exercise 9x.Not the most graceful, occasionally runs into each other

2019-08-02 10:38 des/me

Group entry: 4 animals
All grabbed and weighed.
Moved to F6
Lots of old LO's removed.
Food in cage: 270+288+273+350 g SQ
Note: cannot distinguish between the three juveniles. There is one with a very minor
bump over midshafft left humerus that must be 22431 but it was so minor it is hard
to believe that is the same bird. None of the babies are colorized in any way unfortunately.

Weights for juveniles are: 2100, 1896, and 2070 grams

2019-08-01 11:55 fs/ces/rjo

Group treatment: 4 patients
1236g Sq c/o lo scraps

2019-07-31 11:53 RTS

Group entry: 4 animals
330,330,330,330gCutOpenSQ+Vit&Ca,NoLO

2019-07-30 15:16 rmb
Leftovers: 474
Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 1,254 g Squirrel, cut open

[my error likely resulted in an additional 256 g SQ originally intended for R-10
to be placed in this cage]

2019-07-29 11:30 dml
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 4 patients
1262g SQ +vit+ca

2019-07-28 14:00 KLH

Group treatment: 4 patients
1280g SQ C/O; NOLO

2019-07-27 11:07 AH/SAG

Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 300-320 g Squirrel, cut open + vit + ca.

2019-07-27 11:07 AH/SAG

Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 3089 g Squirrel/m, cut open.

2019-07-27 11:04 rep
Leftovers: 516
Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 300-320 g Squirrel, cut open + vit + ca.

2019-07-27 10:00 rep

Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 300-320 g Squirrel, cut open + vit + ca.

2019-07-26 11:00 ces/ksf

Group treatment: 4 patients
300, 303, 334, 352 g SQ with vit and ca, 570 g SQ lo(R)

2019-07-25 11:55 fs/ces/rjo

Group treatment: 4 patients
1258g Sq lo scraps

2019-07-24 12:01 RTS

Group entry: 4 animals
F320,318,320,318gCOR+Vit&Ca,NoLO

2019-07-23 15:00 rmb
Leftovers: 1028
Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 1264 g SQ, cut open

2019-07-22 11:30 dml
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 4 patients
1210g SQ +vit+ca

2019-07-21 14:33 ksf
Leftovers: 187
Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 1155g R c/o

2019-07-20 13:05 LEH

Group treatment: 4 patients
1201g SQ, 314g LO (r)

2019-07-19 14:15 ksf/pb

Group treatment: 4 patients
1211 g SQ + m + vit/ca, Old LO(R)

2019-07-18 11:40 fs/mkf/rjo

Group treatment: 4 patients
1230g R c/o lo scraps

2019-07-17 11:44 RTS

Group entry: 4 animals
320,319,320,318gCutOpenR+Vit&Ca,NoLO

2019-07-16 14:58 lea
Leftovers: 265
Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 1,259 g R, cut open

2019-07-15 12:00 dml
Leftovers: 356
Group treatment: 4 patients
1220g CK +vit+ca

2019-07-14 15:27 klh
Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 1100g R c/o

2019-07-13 13:45 LEH/RMB/SC

Group treatment: 4 patients
1252g R cut open

2019-07-12 11:47 ksf

Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 1282g R cut open +vit/cal, 184g R LO

2019-07-11 12:05 mkf/fs/rjo

Group treatment: 4 patients
1269g R c/o lo scraps

2019-07-10 11:45 RTS/PB
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 4 patients
1288 g c/o R

2019-07-09 11:30 nen/bt

Group treatment: 4 patients
1225 g R, nolo

2019-07-08 16:30 lea/bg/pb
Weight: 2151 grams
Group entry: 4 animals
VERY BAR AND FLIGHTY, ALL OF THEM INCLUDING THE HUM FX BIRD.

Food in cage: 1228 g R c/o

LO(R) just skin

2019-07-08 16:29 lea

Group move to: R28

2019-07-07 14:00 lea

Group treatment: 4 patients
1127 g R c/o Did not weigh LO skin

2019-07-06 13:30 LEH

Group treatment: 4 patients
1244g R, NOLO

2019-07-05 15:00 KF

Group treatment: 4 patients
1249 g R c/o(+vit +Ca); NOLO

2019-07-04 12:05 fs/mkf/rjo

Group treatment: 4 patients
1225g R c/o picked up lo

2019-07-03 13:33 RTS

Group entry: 4 animals
382,309,286,250gCutOpenR+Vit&Ca,NoLO

2019-07-02 11:30 RMB/NEN/BPH

Group treatment: 4 patients
1220 g R c/o - LO left in cage

2019-07-01 11:15 dml
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 4 patients
1241g R +vit+ca

2019-06-30 13:00 je

Group treatment: 4 patients
1182 g R c/o, NOLO

2019-06-29 11:30 ah/rep
Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 1300 g cut open rat

2019-06-28 15:00 KF

Group treatment: 4 patients
1214 g c/o R (+vit +Ca); NOLO

2019-06-27 12:50 fs/mkf/rjo

Group treatment: 4 patients
1227g R c/o

2019-06-26 12:48 RTS

Group entry: 4 animals
300,300,300,300gCutOpenR+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2019-06-25 15:22 rmb
Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 4 animals
Food in cage: 1227 g cut open rat

2019-06-24 11:48 sat

Group entry: 4 animals
Added 221 g R for adult

2019-06-24 11:15 dml
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 3 patients
932g R +vit+ca

2019-06-23 16:15 jmw/mm
Weight: 2276 grams
BAR, difficult to grab, very hissy, regurged.

NOLO, grabbed skins that were left from previous meals.

2019-06-22 14:00 Leh/Rmb
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 3 patients
926 g R

2019-06-21 14:15 KF

Group treatment: 3 patients
915 g R c/o (+vit +Ca); NOLO

2019-06-20 12:35 fs/rjo

Group treatment: 3 patients
866g R c/o

2019-06-19 13:02 RTS

Group entry: 3 animals
310,310,310gCutpenR+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2019-06-18 14:25 bph/lea
Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 971 g cut open rat

2019-06-17 11:15 dml
Leftovers: 0
Group treatment: 3 patients
930g R +vit+ca

2019-06-16 13:30 rmb

Group treatment: 3 patients
956 g R c/o thru hatch LO(L)

2019-06-15 14:00 LEH

Group treatment: 3 patients
958g R. QAR (as determined through hole in screen).

2019-06-14 13:00 KF

Group treatment: 3 patients
906 g R c/o (+vit +Ca); NOLO

2019-06-13 12:25 fs/rjo/mkf

Group treatment: 3 patients
895g lR c/o lo scraps

2019-06-12 12:34 RTS

Group entry: 3 animals
265,489,276gCutOpenR+Vit&Ca,NoLo

2019-06-11 14:36 rmb
Leftovers: 0
Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 937 g cut open rat

2019-06-10 14:20 lea/kf
Weight: 2070 grams
Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 325, 311, 325 g R c/o

Lots of old LO(R). Birds are very active and all feathers are still in blood. All
still have some down.

This bird has the most down feathering

2019-06-09 13:30 kh

Group treatment: 3 patients
935 g R c/o, lots of old LO(R)

2019-06-08 11:40 rep

Group entry: 3 animals
Food in cage: 925 g R c/u TOTAL
USE FOOD HATCH!

2019-06-07 11:38 ksf
Leftovers: 2
Group entry: 3 animals
302g, 294g, 330g R +vit/cal

2019-06-07 11:19 ksf/me
Weight: 1882 grams, Keel score: 2.5
History: nest in barn disturbed/destroyed ~6/4, parents apparently abandoned the baby the following day; picked up by local rehabilitator 6/6 am

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR, hissing, trying to bite
Body
Wings
Legs
Feathers: body still fairly downy

Healthy baby

MOVED TO:R 10 Lg with 2 other BLVU babies

Eye exam
Exam date - 2019-06-07
Examiner - ksf/me
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
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Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
WNL
Left eye:
WNL
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