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Admission date2025-07-18
Final date -
Days in captivity99
SpeciesBAEA - Bald eagle
AgeA5Y
SexUNK
StatusReh
Band2
Feather damage - Major
Feather Lice
R keel atrophy
Soft Tissue wound - tongue
Thin

Cause of injury: Unknown

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

DescQtyCostSubtotal
Examination1120.00120.00
Daily rate9918.201801.80
Radiographs5300.001500.00
Packed cell volume225.0050.00
Blood lead2180.00360.00
Fecal exam262.00124.00
Eye exam125.0025.00
Total  3980.80

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

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2025-10-07

2025-10-22

2025-10-22
2025-10-25 10:03 AM
Leftovers: 31
Food: 450 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Note flying

BARP, yes LO, chatty, did not fly

2025-10-24 12:51 Dr G

I see no concerns with the results of the CBC and chemistry.
Sent an email to Scott Ford with pictures of feathers, history, and BW to get some idea of potential causes, treatment, and prognosis. Dr Gardner

2025-10-24 11:51 kjd
Leftovers: 97
Food: 449 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Note flying

on high perch, BAR, chatty, not flying, yes LO

2025-10-23 12:36 mgs
Leftovers: 61
Food: 442 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

BARP; on top perch with back to feeder, looking sideways and chirping entire time, LO
When feeder passed by cage later heard bird flying.

2025-10-22 12:39 RMB/MS/CD

Band changed to: 2

2025-10-22 12:24 RMB/MS/CD
Weight: 3268 grams, Keel score: 3.0, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -17 g (1 %)
Food: 414 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Radiograph: check primary feather growth: did not do rads, all but one feather could be seen easly
Placed under 3% ISO via mask for exam.
Blood: CBC PCV/TS chem Moichor - yes
Weigh
Keel check
Feather check
Photograph - primaries
Monitor activity - flying at all? Was on top perch, flew Perch to perch before we were able to grab.

BAR, NOLO, had a few flat flies, sprayed with Bronco. When placed back in enclosure, lay sternally with head down. Went out and checked later and he was BARP again, active.

buffy normal

PCV/TP
Collection date2025-10-22 12:24:00
PCV45 %
TS4.0 g\dl
Serumstraw
Feather check
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  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   

2025-10-21 10:05 ws
Leftovers: 15
Food: 262 g F + 138 g R
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
BARP. Flew from perch to perch flapping. Some vocalizing in flight. Smooth take-off and landing. Small amount of LO fish tail.

2025-10-20 11:37 BT
Leftovers: 0
Food: 426 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
BAR, vocal, flew from perch to perch 2xs while food placed.
NOLO

2025-10-19 13:10 AJC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 437g F
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BAR, flying top perch to top perch with a slight dip and very loud flapping. Some chirps along with silent chirp-like mouth movements. Flew 3x while I was in there and I saw him flying a fourth time when I walked by the enclosure. NOLO.

2025-10-18 13:24 AM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 449 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

NOLO, BARP, flew twice, top perch to top perch, flapped all the way, nice takeoffs and landings, vocalizing a bit

2025-10-17 12:03 kjd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 403g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

chatty, on top perch, flew 2x p to p, labored flights, good landings and takeoffs, NOLO


2025-10-16 12:33 MGS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 425 g F (Forgot to + vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
BARP - on high perch and stayed there; NOLO

2025-10-15 11:20 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 401 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

NoLo, BAR, sitting on ground left side, flew low to other end of cage, landing on ground

2025-10-14 11:14 ws
Leftovers: 13
Food: 396 g F
BAR. Flew from perch to perch. Los

2025-10-13 11:47 RMB
Leftovers: 0
Food: 425 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground? - perched on lower perch.

BAR, NOLO, found pinched off in blood feather.

2025-10-12 13:29 AJC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 445 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BAR, flew across ground from one side to the other and flew onto perch support beam. Was attempting to vocalize, sounded like grunting or quiet laughing. Flew across ground again after I left. NOLO.

2025-10-11 11:52 MS
Weight: 3285 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -12 g (0 %)
Food: 452 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Move to - F5
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BARP on low perch. Hopped off perch and ran around. Moved to F5. Bird tried to fly up to low perch but couldn't get lift. NOLO.

MOVED TO: F5

2025-10-10 11:58 BM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 423g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Flew from perch to ground then from ground back to perch, went to food after exiting. Flying was low and strenuous. NOLO.

2025-10-09 09:51 AW
Leftovers: 0
Food: 436 g F
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

ARP, NOLO, did not fly. On perch.

2025-10-08 11:36 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 450 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

NoLo, BAR, sitting on Rt side lower perch, Not flying at all

2025-10-07 12:52 jb/ME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 417 g F
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Radiograph: chcek if primary feather growth
Weigh
Feather check
Photograph - primaries
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?
QARP
Stayed perched until I was close, then ran/hopped the length of the enclosure

2025-10-07 12:18 RS
Weight: 3297 grams, Keel score: 3.0, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -8 g (0 %)

Feather check
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  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   

2025-10-06 10:30 eb
Leftovers: 56
Food: 437 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

QAR, perched on low perch on right side; I did not approach. BAEA stayed on low perch the entire time
56 lo fish collected
changed water

2025-10-05 14:17 AJC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 442
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

I did not see any flying, but flapping was heard upon approach and later on when I walked past enclosure. BARP, was opening his mouth like he would to chirp but was silent. Lots of feathers on the ground around perch and green feces. NOLO.

2025-10-04 13:38 AM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 303g F
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

NOLO, BARP, on right lower perch, water changed

2025-10-03 12:13 kjd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 442 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BAR, on lower perch, moved head a little, NOLO

2025-10-02 12:30 AD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 440 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

QARP. Remained perched on left side, lower perch. Changed water. NOLO

2025-10-01 11:45 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 435 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?
Food: 400-450 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

NoLo, BAR, Right side lower perch only, No flying

2025-09-30 12:04 jbih
Leftovers: 0
Food: 439 g F
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?
QARP
still doing the hop-run across the floor
NOLO

2025-09-29 09:40 eb
Leftovers: 0
Food: 422 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

the lock was not on enclosure!
QAR; on ground on right side of enclosure upon entry
began to hop away as we approached to check for lo's
nolo
changed water
attached and locked the padlock


2025-09-28 12:39 AJC
Leftovers: 73
Food: 404 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BARP, made quiet vocalizations. Took off from bottom perch and maintained air for a little bit before hopping across the rest of the enclosure and onto opposite bottom perch. Had 73 grams of leftover chick.

2025-09-27 11:23 ih
Leftovers: 0
Food: 401 g F
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

QAR Perched. Flew roughly half way before landing on ground and running to other side. NOLO

2025-09-26 11:30 BM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 409G F/CK (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
BARP, Turned back while placing food, slightly vocal, NOLO, flew to food upon exit.

2025-09-25 11:47 mgs
Leftovers: 0
Food: 432 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

QARP; stayed on lower perch, looking same direction; NOLO

2025-09-24 14:28 SC

Food: 423 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

2025-09-23 11:30 me
Weight: 3305 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +41 g (1 %)
Food: 283g F and 199 g R
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
NOLO
Collected several molted flight feathers including some "pinched off" ones
Anesthetized with ISO via mask (5% induction, 4% maintenance) for Radiograph: to check for primary feather growth; Honking during induction, slow recovery
Weigh
Keel check
Incomplete Feather check - most retrices now full length
Bird on medium perch but needs assistance from leaning perches to get there.
Monitor activity - flying low, almost skimming ground

Feather check
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  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   

2025-09-22 11:13 rs/sec
Leftovers: 0
Food: 415 g F (+ vit + Ca)NOLO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Was BAR on ground. Watched me as I changed water. I walked toward him on side to see if he would fly, but he did not. He walked away and I moved away as I did not want to stress him.

2025-09-21 13:02 AJC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 396g F
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BAR, perched on bottom perch. Did not fly. NOLO.

2025-09-20 13:03 AM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 400 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BARP, NOLO, on left lower perch, moved head to observe me, changed water and it took a bit but he still did not move

2025-09-19 11:39 kjd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 440g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Weigh
Keel check
Feather check
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

on lower perch, moved head , NOLO

2025-09-18 11:59 AW
Leftovers: 0
Food: 658 g F(Head)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

ARP, NOLO, did not fly.

2025-09-17 10:12 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 427 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BARP on left lower perch, did not fly. NOLO

2025-09-16 13:22 jb/MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 432 g F
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?
Seems to be gaining a little more altitude on initially leaving perch but still hopping to the other end of the enclosure
NOLO

2025-09-15 11:58 sec
Leftovers: 0
Food: 400 g F (+ vit + Ca)NOLO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? Was perched on lower branch. When I approached, he flew down, ran and flapped across and jumped up to the lean-to and went up to lower perch.

2025-09-14 11:36 AD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 442 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

On ground upon entry. Climbed up onto 1st perch once I refilled water. Remained perched rest of visit. NOLO

2025-09-13 13:05 AM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 454 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

No flying, BARP

2025-09-12 14:19 RS/ ME/ AD/ LT
Weight: 3264 grams, Keel score: 2.5
Weight change: -23 g (1 %)
Food: 464 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?
Was perched on middle perch when entered enclosure. Did not fly at all. NOLO.
Wound on tongue does not have a bump, just some discoloration. No bleeding.

Feather check
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  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   

2025-09-11 11:23 AD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 444 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BARP. Remained perched, got antsy when approached to drop food, but stayed on perch. Quiet and observant. Flew down to grab fish once I exited, started eating right away.
Changed water. NOLO.

2025-09-10 11:33 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 417g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

Left side lower perch, no flying, BAR, NoLo,

2025-09-09 11:15 EA
Leftovers: 0
Food: 4570 g F
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

QAR, remained perched on lower perch facing back wall, occasionally turning head to look at feeder, NOLO

2025-09-08 10:45 SC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 439 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BARP, no attempts to fly off low perch. NOLO.

2025-09-07 13:10 AD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 421 g F
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BAR. Perched upon entry - remained perched whole time until exit. Observant. Changed water. NOLO

2025-09-06 12:35 cd/am
Leftovers: 0
Food: 484 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BARP, not flying, NOLO

2025-09-05 12:00 AL
Leftovers: 0
Food: 442 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?
BARP and NOLO. Flew from perch to perch but did not fly very high. Would land on ground halfway through and then fly back up to opposing perch.

2025-09-04 11:15 AD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 445 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BARP. Perched upon entry, remained perched while refilling water and after exit. NOLO

2025-09-03 11:44 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 457 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?


NoLo, BAR, Sitting still om lower perch

2025-09-02 12:19 jbME
Leftovers: 0
Food: 414 g F
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground? Seems to get slightly more lift when jumping/attempting to fly. Flies to (lower) perch without difficulty
NOLO

2025-09-01 12:31 sec
Leftovers: 0
Food: 401 g F (+ vit + Ca)NOLO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - not flying at all- On lower perch
BAR-P
When I placed the food down on the brick closest to him he flew off perch then ran and flapped across and hopped up to the lower perch

2025-08-31 11:45 GC/AC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 428 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BARP, NOLO. Hopped off of perch and moved towards us when approached. No attempts to fly made. Changed water.

2025-08-30 13:41 IH
Leftovers: 0
Food: 436 g F
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BAR Perched. Attempted flight several times with no success. NOLO

2025-08-29 12:41 kjd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 425 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

perched, lower perch, not even BAR, like a statue, NOLO

2025-08-28 11:40 mgs
Leftovers: 0
Food: 449g R/F
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

QARP; on lower perch and never moved body or head but was watching feeder; NOLO

2025-08-27 11:55 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 429 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

NoLo, BAR, On perch entire time

2025-08-26 12:40 jb/ihws
Leftovers: 0
Food: 400 g F
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground
QAR perched
Jumped to ground and hopped down the enclosure. Made attempt to get lift but not very successful
NOLO

2025-08-25 12:21 sec
Leftovers: 0
Food: 438 g F (+ vit + Ca)NOLO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?
BAR-P, was perched on lower perch. When approached to place food down, he flew a few feet, then ran/flapped across enclosure then flew up to lower perch.

2025-08-24 16:08 KF
Leftovers: 0
Food: 416 g F
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
BARP, NOLO, hopped to ground then only hopped around

2025-08-23 13:30 ABH
Leftovers: 0
Food: 396 g F
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

BARP. Remained on perch. Did not attempt flight upon approach. Food left on nearby brick.

2025-08-22 12:02 kjd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 413 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BAR, lower perch, NOLO

2025-08-21 11:38 aw
Leftovers: 0
Food: 437 g R
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BARP, NOLO, not flying. On perch.

2025-08-20 11:34 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 422 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

NoLo, BAR, Trying to fly but bounding/flying along length of cage

2025-08-19 13:01 jb/MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 401 g F
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Vet check: Tongue
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?
QARP Jumped to ground (?attempt to fly) and hop-walked to other end of enclosure x2
NOLO

2025-08-19 11:03 TR/SC

Veterinary Exam, Lingual Puncture Wound Check:
Patient placed under general Isoflurane anesthesia, mask induction and intubated with 3 Cole tube for maintenance.
Tongue examined today shows healing focal, circular puncture wound in the process of healing. The wound is approximately 4-5 mm diameter. There was moderate amount of fibrous material present on the surface of the wound. This was gently cleansed with chlorhexidine and the fibrous tissue was gently removed. Cleansed surface and applied manuka honey.

Patient recovery was uneventful.

Dr. Tracey Ritzman, DVM, Dipl. ABVP-Avian & ECM

2025-08-18 15:58 SC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 428 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?
Was perched on low perch, did not fly
BAR

2025-08-18 13:36 sc
Weight: 3287 grams
Weight change: +80 g (2 %)
Handled for feather check and weigh. Was perched on the low perch and hopped to the ground. Flapped/ran across the ground to the other side. The tongue has built up a small mound of soft tissue/scar tissue. Will have Tracey look at tomorrow.

Feather check
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  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   

2025-08-17 11:59 AJC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 435g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BARP. Could fly along ground and up to bottom perch. NOLO.

2025-08-16 12:51 ws
Leftovers: 0
Food: 394 g F

BAR. Perched. Flew down from perch and hopped with small flights to next perch.

2025-08-15 12:38 kjd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 417 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?


on lower perch, BAR, NOLO

2025-08-14 15:42 KK
Leftovers: 0
Food: 432 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground? Perched but could not fly from one end of the enclosure to the other.
BARP NOLO

2025-08-13 11:29 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 449 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

NoLo, BAR, Not Flying at all, sitting on perch only.

2025-08-12 12:06 ws
Leftovers: 41
Food: 583 g F (included head)

BAR and perched. Jumped down and hopped/flew to the to other perch. LOs.

2025-08-11 13:18 sec
Leftovers: 0
Food: 413 g F (+ vit + Ca)NOLO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?
He was quietly perched on lower perch. Did not fly or move when I walked toward him. I did not come too close.

2025-08-10 15:36 Dr G/ CD
Weight: 3207 grams, Keel score: 3.0
Weight change: +188 g (6 %)

Bird is BAR. On medium high perch, flapped down to ground. No attempt to fly, easy to catch.

Many molted feathers in habitat. Missing half of his primaries on both wings and half tail feathers. Did not do a full feather check, but did see a few blood feathers erupting. Most looked normal but it is a little too early to tell with all of them. Did not want to damage the blood feathers so did not do a full feather check.
Both metacarpi look fine with no damage.
P: Recheck in 2 weeks. Check primaries, possibly radiograph. Minimize handling, no weights until then. Dr Gardner

2025-08-09 12:51 MR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 408 g F
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?
BARP, was perched, when getting close it tried to fly but shortly landed to the ground and ran the rest of the way to the other end of the enclosure, NOLO

2025-08-08 12:15 kjd
Leftovers: 0
Food: 408 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 1.81 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BAR, on lower perch, NOLO



2025-08-07 12:34 mgs
Leftovers: 0
Food: 450 g F/R (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 1.81 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

BARP; back to door but stared at feeder at all times and really never moved; slight movement of wings when food placed on closest brick; NOLO

2025-08-06 11:52 RTS
Leftovers: 0
Food:530 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 1.81 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?



NoLo, BAR, Perched, No flying at all

2025-08-05 17:49 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 436 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 1.81 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, on low perch, fluttered clumsily to ground. NOLO.

2025-08-04 13:14 sec
Leftovers: 0
Food: 323 g F (+ vit + Ca)NOLO
Terbinafine: 1.81 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO- DID NOT have any, but Milan will order
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground? BAR-P
He was quietly perched on lower perch. He flew to half way then landed on ground and ran and jumped/flapped to other side of the enclosure. He then flew up to lower perch.

2025-08-03 14:44 AJC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 468 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 1.81 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

Could only receive one scoop of Biotin powder due to powder running out. BAR, was on lower perch when I walked in and was able to fly to the ground, then fly/hop across enclosure and half-flew, half-climbed to the opposite lower perch. Half-hopped, half-flew back down to eat his fish. Ran along back wall looking through the slats in the wood. NOLO.

2025-08-02 13:30 MR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 449 g F
Terbinafine: 1.81 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?
BAR, was on the ground, did not fly at all, started to run away when placing food, came back to eat once outside enclosure, NOLO

2025-08-01 15:11 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 314 g F (+ vit + Ca)

Bird was still on the ground. When approached, he did ty to get some air but can barely flutter off the ground. added two large ramps and a ground perch. NOLO.

2025-08-01 14:38 Dr. G/MS
Weight: 3019 grams, Keel score: 2.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +144 g (5 %)
Food: 209 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Weigh
BID: Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BARP, went to ground and ran around, tried to foot. Looks as though more primaries are missing on L wing, but unsure. Decided to move to F6 for now. Discussed with ME and opted out of wrist bumpers since we are not sure how much flying bird will be doing yet. NOLO. Started eating right away.

MOVED TO: F6

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Switch to SID

2025-07-31 15:23 KK
Leftovers: 0
Food: 195 g F
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground? Was not flying. Remained perched in one spot.

BARP NOLO

2025-07-31 08:54 RY
Leftovers: 0
Food: 230 g F
Watch food intake carefully
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
BID: Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BARP, NOLO, perched on ground, water was clean.

2025-07-30 16:06 RY
Leftovers: 0
Food: 218 g F (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BARP, standing on perch, NOLO, water was clean.

2025-07-30 09:41 RN
Leftovers: 0
Food: 2023g F (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

BAR, perched on perch with no ramp, flew to ground once I entered, watched me from corner as I changed the water, tried to hose down enclosure but he started moving around a lot more so I stopped, started eating food as soon as I stepped out

2025-07-29 16:46 kc
Leftovers: 0
Food:235g r g Watch food intake carefully
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
BID: Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?
BAR on perch, NOLO, flew to food immediately

2025-07-29 09:30 SC
Leftovers: 0
Food: 231 g F (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
BID: Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

NOLO
BAR, perched

changed lock combo

2025-07-28 15:30 GM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 210 g F (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BARP, looking at me from corner of eye. Dropped food and watched through closed door. Bird jumped down from perch and started eating fish immediately. NOLO.

2025-07-28 10:50 AD
Weight: 2875 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +277 g (11 %)
Food: 206 g F (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
Weigh - 2875 g
Keel check
BID: Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?
NOLO. BARP in back right corner, flew into wall and then to ground when we approached. Ran back and forth between back corners to evade grabbing. Slightly squirmy in wrap. Started eating his fish as soon as we left the enclosure.

2025-07-27 16:48 LR
Leftovers: 0
Food: 214 g F watch food intake carefully
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
BID: Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

BAR, NOLO, P as I entered enclosure but went to eat fish shortly after being placed.

2025-07-27 10:28 fm
Leftovers: 0
Food: 211g F +vit+cal
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
BID: Monitor activity - flying at all? On perch or ground?

was perched on entry then flapped wings and went to ground
BAR. NOLO. went to food as soon as I left

2025-07-26 15:30 ABH
Leftovers: 0
Food: 226 g F
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO


QARP. Alert to feeder presence. Did not become defensive or attempt flight. Struck at food shortly after exit.

2025-07-26 10:32 kj
Leftovers: 0
Food: 220 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO
NOLO
BARP - flew to ground and back to perch

2025-07-25 16:02 EP
Leftovers: 0
Food: 203 g F (+ vit + Ca) Watch food intake carefully
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.80 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, NOLO.

2025-07-25 11:53 Dr. G/MS
Keel score: 2.0Leftovers: 0
Food: 247 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.80 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

Bird is alert but calm when approached. Standing in corner, but runs away when approached. Did flap wings evenly but didn't fly.
Caught up to look at wings. There are odd dystrophic feathers on both wings, in the area of the missing primaries (8 or 9 through 10 missing on both wings). If primaries, they are definitely not developing normally. See pictures.
The right keel did feel slightly less muscular than the left, but not striking.
Tongue looks fine - wound is healed.
Since bird is alert, eating well, and there are no neuro signs I recommended moving to a larger enclosure with more sun. Check primaries in 2 weeks. Weigh weekly if eating well. Consider radiographs to check primary regrowth if not clear what is going on.
I see he is on a feather check 8/05, so will adjust my plan for 8/10 depending on what is found

Ate right away when moved. Checked later, not trying to fly but standing in water.

NOTE: I know there were concerns about mercury poisoning because of where he was found. We had asked this question a lot in South Florida, because of the obvious large number of fish-eater macro predators. To my knowledge, there is no good ante-mortem way to test for mercury poisoning, and not really any knowledge of "normals". The only thing to possibly mitigate this toxicity is vitamin E/ selenium (as an anti-oxidant).
Have contacted a friend at a university in S Florida who had done a little work with mercury and seabirds to see if he knows of any advances. Dr Gardner

MOVED TO: R10 - large

2025-07-24 18:02 AGV

Fecal
Collection date2025-07-24
ResultsPOS for
capillaria
Fecal
Collection date2025-07-24
ResultsPOS for
capillaria

2025-07-24 17:28 MS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 242 g F
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.80 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Nekton-Biotin: 2 scoops (Powder) PO

BAR, standing on ground. Walked over and ate immediately. NOLO.

2025-07-24 15:13 MS

HPAI test results: Not Detected

2025-07-24 11:54 RMB
Weight: 2598 grams, Keel score: 2.0, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: -63 g (2 %)
Food: 263 g F (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.80 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) P0
2 scoops of Nekton-Biotin
Check eyes: OU
Radiograph: intake (if clean) - under 2.5% ISO via mask: NS
Weigh
Keel check
Wound care/bandage change: Check tongue wound - almost completely healed
Feather check


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Start Nekton-Biotin
Increase Food

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 - 2025-07-24
Examiner - RMB
RIGHTLEFT
PLRMenacePLRMenace
++++++++
Stain Stain 
DNE DNE 
Right eye:
Old scarring lateral but insignifgant
Left eye:
Old scarring lateral but insignifgant

2025-07-23 16:29 ek
Leftovers: 0
Food: 175g fish
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.80 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BAEA QAR, perched. Appeared calm and moved to eat fish as soon as I closed the door. Could be heard eating the fish. NO LO

2025-07-23 09:23 AGV
Leftovers: 0
Food: 193 g F (+ vit + Ca) total
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.80 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP, on lower perch, NOLO, began to eat as soon as food was placed down.

2025-07-22 15:50 LKM
Leftovers: 0
Food: 206 g F
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.80 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO

BARP on perch on ground, moved off perch towards back of enclosure, dropped food, bird looked at food then looked away, left enclosure and bird immediately began to eat fish, NOLO

2025-07-22 12:00 ME/MS
Weight: 2661 grams, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +35 g (1 %)
Food: 180g F (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 120
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.80 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
NOLO
Walking/running around
Quarantine - STAFF ONLY, use PPE when handling

Brief feather check - outer primaries missing or in blood/short on both wings; at least one of those on L wing seems to be curved; one retrix in blood and looks normal
No bleeding in mouth/tongue noted

Bird started eating almost immediately as we were leaving enclosure

2025-07-21 15:50 EMS
Leftovers: 0
Food: 207g F (+ vit + Ca)

Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.80 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Quarantine - STAFF ONLY, use PPE when handling

BAR
No lo

2025-07-21 11:11 RMB
Weight: 2626 grams, Keel score: 3.5, Leftovers: 0
Weight change: +199 g (8 %)

Food: 195g F
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Meloxicam: 0.80 ml (1.5 mg/ml susp) PO
Vit K:0.61 ml IM
Quarantine - STAFF ONLY, use PPE when handling

BAR, NOLO

When grabbed for HPAI test, BAEA put his talon through his tongue. Bled heavily. Brought in to ISO, Applied pressure for about 10 minutes to get to stop bleeding. Gave a shot of Vit K and started Meloxi for a couple of days. After placed back in enclosure started eating immediately.

HPAI test was gotten.

2025-07-20 16:54 AG
Leftovers: 0
Food: 207 g F & ck
BARP, NOLO, on ground perch, hopped around and ate fish immediatley

2025-07-20 10:00 fm/ck
Leftovers: 0
Food: 206g F (+ vit + Ca)
SQ fluids: 120
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Quarantine - STAFF ONLY, use PPE when handling

NOLO,BAR. Standing. Food appreciative.

2025-07-19 16:31 LT
Leftovers: 0
Food: 182 F (+ vit + Ca)

QAR, very alert standing under perch, staying relatively still as I entered and inspected enclosure. Placed large ground perch in enclosure and filled large container with fresh water. All fish from previous meal eaten, prepared food placed on food brick. Lock added to enclosure

2025-07-19 13:59 LT/CD
Leftovers: 0
Food: 210g F (+ vit + Ca)
Terbinafine: 1.46 ml (25 mg/ml susp) PO
Fe Dextran: 0.24 ml (100 mg/ml inj) IM
Quarantine - STAFF ONLY, use PPE when handling

BAR, on ground under perch. No leftovers from PM meal, opted not to administer fluids. Grabbed and for treatment, iron administered IM, resprayed with bronco for feather lice. Prepared food dropped in

2025-07-19 10:44 cd

US FWS notified via email: species of interest admitted.

2025-07-18 19:38 LT

PCV/TP
Collection date2025-07-18 19:38:00
PCV34 %
TS3.2 g\dl
SerumSlightly Hemolized
Blood lead
Collection date2025-07-18
Level10.10 ug/dL

2025-07-18 19:16 sc
Weight: 2427 grams, Keel score: 2.0

------------- PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS ----------------
Head
Behavior and Neuro: BAR
Other: Very vocal
Mouth: A little pale
Body
Wings
Left wing: Feather damage, otherwise wnl
Right wing: Feather damage, otherwise wnl
Legs
Left leg: WNL
Right leg: WNL
Left remiges: Missing primaries
Right remiges: Missing primaries
Ectoparasites: Feather lice +++

Exam notes: Bird arrived standing, BAR and vocal. There are a ton of feather lice that swarm off of him as we start the exam. The right side of the keel is very thin, with the muscle that is left is squishy. The left side is a 2.5. Both wings are missing the outer primaries. I marked them as missing for now, but there are some that have small new feathers in blood and more feathers shafts that look like the feathers were broken off at the skin level. Tested for lead and collected blood for cbc/pcv. Moved out for quarantine this weekend. Will swab for AI testing on Monday

Treatment
120cc LRS SQ
231g F

Blood lead
Collection date2025-07-18
Level10.10 ug/dL
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   

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