RaptorMed.com Carolina Raptor Center
Glossary of terms
Species
Status and age
Food, meds, etc.
AMKEAmerican kestrel
BAEABald eagle
BDOWBarred owl
BLVUBlack vulture
BNOWBarn owl
BWHABroad winged hawk
COHACooper's hawk
EASOEastern screech owl
GOEAGolden eagle
GHOWGreat horned owl
LEOWLong eared owl
MERLMerlin
OSPROsprey
PEFAPeregrine falcon
RSHARed shouldered hawk
RTHARed tailed hawk
SEOWShort eared owl
SSHASharp shinned hawk
TUVUTurkey vulture
DOADead on arrival
D24Died within 24 hours
DDied
EOAEuthanized on arrival
E24Euthanized within 24 hours
EEuthanized
RehIn rehab
RReleased
TTransferred
PRPermanent resident
  
Llocal age - hatchling
HYhatch year
SYsecond year
ASYafter second year
TYthird year
ATYafter third year
UNKunknown
ANEanesthesia
BARbright, alert and responsive
BIDtwice daily
ckchick
ETendotracheal
ffish
ffforce-feed
ficfood in cage
flfurless
ggram
HBChit by car
ICintra-cardiac
IOintra-osseous
IVintra-venous
LOleft-over
LO(R)left-overs removed
mmouse
NSFno significant findings
ODright eye
OSleft eye
OUboth eyes
POorally
PTphysical therapy
QARquiet, alert and responsive
rrat
ROMrange of motion
SIDonce daily
sqsquirrel
SQsubcutaneously
sxsurgery
tftweezer feed
TIDthree times daily
VFvulture food
WNLwithin normal limits