Species

Common Name
Pandion haliaetus
Osprey
Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's Blackbird
Molothrus ater
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bombycilla cedrorum
Cedar Waxwing
Agelaius phoeniceus
Red-winged Blackbird
Amphispiza bilineata
Black-throated Sparrow
Turdus migratorius
American Robin
Pandion haliaetus
Osprey
Ardea herodias
Great Blue Heron
Pipilo chlorurus
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
Green-tailed Towhee
Amphispiza bilineata
Black-throated Sparrow
Falco peregrinus
Peregrine Falcon
Loxia curvirostra
Red Crossbill
Ceyx erithaca
Black-backed Kingfisher
Anthreptes malacensis
Brown-throated Sunbird
Locustella certhiola
Rusty-rumped Warbler
Egretta garzetta
Little Egret
Acridotheres javanicus
White-vented Myna
Egretta garzetta
Little Egret
Loxia curvirostra
Red Crossbill
Carduelis psaltria
Lesser Goldfinch
Junco hyemalis
Dark-eyed Junco
Carpodacus cassinii
Cassin's Finch
#N/A Western Tanager
#N/A White-breasted Nuthatch
#N/A Chipping Sparrow
Pipilo chlorurus
Green-tailed Towhee
#N/A Stellar's Jay
#N/A Great-horned Owl
Sitta canadensis
Red-breasted Nuthatch
#N/A Ash-throated Flycatcher
#N/A American Dusky Flycatcher
Sitta canadensis
Red-breasted Nuthatch
#N/A Chipping Sparrow
Junco hyemalis
Dark-eyed Junco
Passerela iliaca
Fox Sparrow

Prep #
None
BLB 005
RAF 001
RAF 002
RAF 003
RAF 004
RAF 005
CSW 8456
?
RAF 006
RAF 007
RAF 008
RAF 009
RAF 010
RAF 011
RAF 012
RAF 013
CSW 8295
RAF 014
CSW 8296
RAF 015
RAF 016
RAF 017
RAF 018
RAF 019
RAF 025
RAF 026
RAF 027
RAF 028
RAF 029
RAF 030
RAF 031
RAF 032
RAF 033
RAF 034
RAF 035
RAF 036

Prep Type
Mount
Complete
Complete
Complete
2 Round
Complete
Complete
Wing
Wing
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Wing
Wing/HM
Wing
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Wing
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete

Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Crow
#N/A Dusky Flycatcher
#N/A Chipping Sparrow
#N/A Virginia Rail
Carpodacus cassinii
Cassin's Finch
Carpodacus cassinii
Cassin's Finch
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Crow

RAF 038
RAF 039
RAF 040
Study Col.
RAF 041
RAF 043
SAR 8260
SAR 8261
SAR 8262

Mount

2 Round

wing
wing
wing

Corvus
Corvus
Corvus
Corvus
Corvus
Corvus
Corvus
Corvus
Corvus
Corvus
Corvus
Corvus

brachyrhynchos
brachyrhynchos
brachyrhynchos
brachyrhynchos
brachyrhynchos
brachyrhynchos
brachyrhynchos
brachyrhynchos
brachyrhynchos
brachyrhynchos
brachyrhynchos
brachyrhynchos

American
American
American
American
American
American
American
American
American
American
American
American

Crow
Crow
Crow
Crow
Crow
Crow
Crow
Crow
Crow
Crow
Crow
Crow

SAR
SAR
SAR
SAR
SAR
SAR
SAR
SAR
SAR
SAR
SAR
SAR

8263
8264
8265
8243
8244
8245
8246
8247
8225
8226
8227
8228

wing
wing
wing
wing
wing
wing
wing
wing
wing
wing
wing
wing

Date Completed State/Country

5/23/2012 Washington
10/5/2012 Washington
10/19/2012 Washington
11/5/2012 Washington
11/12/2012 Washington
11/19/2012 Arizona
11/26/2012 Nevada
12/3/2012 Washington
12/3/2012 Washington
12/10/2012 Nevada
12/12/2012 Nevada
1/7/2013 Arizona
1/28/2013 Washington
1/28/2013 Washington
2/4/2013 Singapore
2/4/2013 Singapore
2/11/2013 Singapore
2/11/2013 Singapore
2/11/2013 Singapore
2/11/2013 Singapore
3/4/2013 Washington
3/4/2013 Utah
3/11/2013 Utah
3/11/2013 Utah
4/1/2013 California
10/7/2013 California
10/14/2013 Oregon
10/16/2013 California
10/19/2013 Washington
10/19/2013 Washington
California
California
California
California
California
California
California
Washington
11/13/2013 California
11/20/2013 California
1/13/2013 Washington
1/27/2014 California
2/3/2014 California
5/21/2014 Canada
5/21/2014 Canada
5/21/2014 Canada

Museum
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke

Notes
Worked on Osprey with Jack Dunlap
Assisted Bridget Bradshaw on first o
First solo bird. Lots of help from Chri
Cut open neck by accident, some blo
This bird didn't have a date so they
Clipped the tail off by accident, hole
Completed in a little over 3 hours, m
Pinned someone elses leftover wing
Pinned someone elses leftover wing
Cut off the scapulars, attached to th
Forgot to stuff mouth with cotton so
Lots of holes. First time back from br
First large bird. Baby Peregrine Falco
Female. Worst mistake was forgettin
First international bird, first kingfishe
This one could have looked neater. I
180 I need to make sure when pinning th
15 I did two spread wings for Chris, This
45 This one was hit by a plane and had
30 This one needed to be cleaned out.
120 This one went fairly quick and I was
120 I need to make sure to skin around i
120 Not many notes, but this one felt go
120 This time I sat next to Chris so he co
150 It took me a while to find the wing h
140 first one done this school year. Turne
140 Shot Chipping sparrow. Spent a lot o
140 Don't remember too many problems
180 On Burke Bird Day. Had to wait for it
60 Only the wing, on Burke Bird Day in
150 First bird completed on the collectin
150 Male. This guy was tiny and I messe
150 Can't remember a lot about this bird
150 In net with 2 juvs. (collected 1 and r
not much notes on the following 3

Where's RAF 037?

160 found a shelled egg inside (crushed
female
male
160 I forgot the support stick and the ey
120 This one went fairly quickly. I tried tw
130 A huge tear in the neck and Chris sh
20 Crow wings from collecting trip in Br
20 ""
20 ""

5/21/2014 Canada
5/21/2014 Canada
5/21/2014 Canada
5/21/2014 Canada
5/21/2014 Canada
5/21/2014 Canada
5/21/2014 Canada
5/21/2014 Canada
5/21/2014 Canada
5/21/2014 Canada
5/21/2014 Canada
5/21/2014 Canada

Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke
Burke

20 ""
20 ""
20 ""
20 ""
20 ""
20 ""
20 ""
20 ""
20 ""
20 ""
20 ""
20 ""

sprey with Jack Dunlap for Marzluff crow comparison study between Red-tailed Hawk and Osprey
get Bradshaw on first official day at Burke, took us 2 days, a total of 4 hours
d. Lots of help from Chris Wood
ck by accident, some blood on feathers, forgot to sex it
n't have a date so they used it for the study collection. 2 Round means two-winged round preperation and no tis
ail off by accident, hole in neck, and by foot. Not my best.
n a little over 3 hours, main mistake was understuffing her. Make sure to clean out skull better next time becaus
one elses leftover wing. Juvenile. First big wing spread. Stretch pegium almost to 180 degrees which makes sort
one elses leftover wing. Make sure the feathers follow the same pattern (I missed a spot)
capulars, attached to the wing by accident. Messed up pinning the wing "I was ruffling the feathers", Male with v
ff mouth with cotton so it spit up all over its chest and face when inverted. Had to clean it. While having difficult
. First time back from break. Didn't detatch all tendons from legs which made it tear more easily. I also learned t
rd. Baby Peregrine Falcon straight from the nest. Fluffy and so fun! Look for ovaries and testies under rib. Ovary
st mistake was forgetting to check the bursa! Blast. Saw some molting, black pins which was interesting. Not ma
ional bird, first kingfisher. Really fun and colorful. Head was hard to get through neck at first. I needed to remem
ld have looked neater. I did it quickly, about 2 hours exactly. Need to clean out eye gunk better so the eyes com
ke sure when pinning the final product to have a continuous line from the bird edge, to the flank feathers, to the
ead wings for Chris, This one was already de-meated so I just pinned it out. The feathers were really messy and
hit by a plane and had a destroyed side to begin with. I started to skin it and by the time I got to the head the h
ded to be cleaned out. I enjoyed cleaning it out. This wing was a lot more clean than the other one.
nt fairly quick and I was quite proud of how he turned out, until I realized on the next bird that I forgot to put in t
ke sure to skin around in a circle as to not damage the cut further and drive it up the breast. Male by P and Test
tes, but this one felt good. I tried to keep the stitch really small when skinning it out, but it still rode up to the th
at next to Chris so he could help show me how to reduce stress on the initial cut. There was still some opening o
while to find the wing hole to put the button stick in. There was also a hole in the neck, but I think it was weak b
e this school year. Turned out fine. Good to get back into things. I have been breaking the legs which is a good t
g sparrow. Spent a lot of time cleaning off breast feathers from blood. Need to work on tying feet
ber too many problems. I think Chris had a lot of corrections for the boards. Have to make sure the eye ring sta
d Day. Had to wait for it to thaw out, gave Julie and Dan a tour. Lots of molt on the tail. Only 4 retricies. Took a lo
g, on Burke Bird Day in front of public. A lot of questions. So not very fast. Got better though
mpleted on the collecting trip I remember not doing too great on these, but it was an amazing spot to be skinnin
uy was tiny and I messed up with him a lot. I remember taking out an Acorn Woodpecker by accident. I am not re
ber a lot about this bird. Allison was reading by the time I got to this bird. I miss her!
juvs. (collected 1 and released the other. BP present) I wrote about which one it was related to in the book. It's
tes on the following 3

ed egg inside (crushed during skinning), Mounted a dead crow so Kaeli could use it in her dead crow studies

upport stick and the eyes again, wow. But I fixed them. I also forgot to load the mouth with cotton at the beginn
nt fairly quickly. I tried two different methods on each leg and I still can't figure out which one I prefer. I think tha
n the neck and Chris showed me how to patch it up nicely. I seriously need to work on the flank feathers. For so
rom collecting trip in British Columbia. 15 of 55 total specimens Chris brought back. Did the wing with them all.

eperation and no tissue taken. Female

er next time because eyes got bloody. Didn't place pins close enough to base of feather for wing spread.
es which makes sorting the feathers easier. I didn't do that for the osprey. He didnt know I was coming so he did

eathers", Male with very large seminal vesicles. Accidently thought it was a female because of hard crop (though
While having difficulties with the eyes I tore a whole in the neck which needed to be stiched at the end. The kno
asily. I also learned that I can remove more of the skull than I normally had which made the eyes go in a lot mor
es under rib. Ovary was a translucent film, hard to see. Bursa was large and fleshy. Learned how to take flesh fr
s interesting. Not many other mistakes. Was one of my best if it weren't for the bursa. I could have done the eye
. I needed to remember to pull out the wing (slide it back out the bone). My spread wing was the worse part. No
ter so the eyes come out nicer. Chris helped tissue and sex at the end. He said the gonads were tiny!
flank feathers, to the V on the tail. I also need to remember to wrap. the string around the button-stick twice to
re really messy and bloody. You're not suppose to wash heron feathers because they use powder as a preener in
got to the head the hole made it evident to chris that we should stop the round specimen because it wouldn't be

at I forgot to put in the support stick! Gosh. That's too bad. I told Chris and it was too bad. I also messed up on m
. Male by P and Testes
still rode up to the throat. Chris also showed me how to pull the feathers when pinning the round prep so it look
still some opening of the cut, but really it looked a lot better. To help this he said to cut wing off closer to humer
I think it was weak before. This was tissued before I skinned it because then you can write a paper on the genet
gs which is a good technique and is working. Still need to perfect it though

ure the eye ring stays intact. Don't know if its this bird or the previous one. Now working on Wednesdays.
4 retricies. Took a long time because of public asking questions. Had a fun day though, fun to teach people. Kyl

g spot to be skinning. Creek right next to our tents. Allison and I had our tent behind a rock and we had so muc
accident. I am not ready to do a bird like that one! The male was released of this bird. But my notes are confusin

d to in the book. It's cool when some specimens are linked to eachother whether they are a pair or parent/offspri

ead crow studies

cotton at the beginning which means it spat up and I had to wash it. This was my first rail so I was really happy!
e I prefer. I think that the area I need the most practice and improvement is fixing the bird at the end. Chris can
ank feathers. For some reason I always put them slightly ove the belly, and Chris always patiently fixes them. I
wing with them all. Learned how to make sure the margins on each feather cover the margins of the last. Sprea

or wing spread.
I was coming so he didn't take out a bird in time to thaw.

e of hard crop (thought it was an egg). After I pinned it, he said I have come a long way! Cool.
d at the end. The knot that I used to sow his chest cavity up came out and when I retied him, there were some
e eyes go in a lot more easily. Big hole on the neck. If you let the bird's skin dry then a lot of rubbing up and dow
ed how to take flesh from wing with incision. Use stick to fish out the bone marrow. Took a long time. Haven't fin
uld have done the eyes better. Next time, clean out skull better for more direct path to eyes.
was the worse part. Not spread out enough
s were tiny!
button-stick twice to make it stay better, and I got in a lot of trouble because I didn't fill out the data on locality
powder as a preener instead of oil, so the powder just washes out. 30 min
because it wouldn't be worth it. Make sure when looking for sex of the bird to look at it from the bottom, not the

I also messed up on my last stitch which pulled the flank feathers in a weird direction. I also tore out the intesti

e round prep so it looks more naturally. Female. Starting to get to know the gonads and bursa process. Also I got
ng off closer to humerus and to break the opposite humerus really close to the body. This way th skin doesn't ne
a paper on the genetics quickly without waiting for everything to be skinned. I spilled super glue on the should

on Wednesdays.
n to teach people. Kyle came and watched me skin the whole bird. He's a good friend for sure. Need to work on

ck and we had so much fun. There was a moment in the night where she was looking up at the stars and I woke
my notes are confusing cause this one is a male. Don't know what I meant. Are they gay?

a pair or parent/offspring

so I was really happy!

at the end. Chris can do it so easily and I am still not great at it. He puts it on his lap and works his magic
patiently fixes them. I also reinforced the idea of skinning everything, wetting the skin, and dusting it at the end
rgins of the last. Spread wing using hand pin.

him, there were some distorted feathers at lower belly. Make sure I pin the first primary out at the base of the fe
of rubbing up and down the neck can tear it. I used a pin to pin the large whole closed, but it's still very noticab
long time. Haven't finished it yet, but worked about 5 hours on it. Female. Uses a lot more stuffing than expect

ut the data on locality before starting the bird (not a lot, but its a big mistake) cause Chris threw it away, but lu

m the bottom, not the side. I could have made the hole stay contained a little better, but it was doomed to star

lso tore out the intestine and body cavity too fast which messed up my bursa and gonads. Male by P

ursa process. Also I got a better idea of skull ocification

way th skin doesn't need to stretch to fit around wing. Skin a little on one side, then skin on the other side. At th
per glue on the shoulder near the end because my new super glue exploded while I was above my bird. too bad

sure. Need to work on detaching all those ligaments from the leg. Still haven't perfected that. the knees on this

t the stars and I woke up pointed to the stars and went back to bed. Haha

works his magic

d dusting it at the end before putting it right side in. I also marveled at Chris' suturing skills. I think I made the c

t at the base of the feather. Male with large seminal vesicles.

ut it's still very noticable. Chris said Black-throated sparrows are good ones to make mistakes on. Male
e stuffing than expected, more like a tube of stuffing.

s threw it away, but luckily we remembered the locality. I would also like to practice keeping the cut on its belly

it was doomed to start with. The liver exploded so I didn't include it in the tissue sample
Male by P

on the other side. At the end Chris pushed his thumb on the bird to flatten the stomach and readjusted the feath
bove my bird. too bad.

hat. the knees on this bird have a growth on them. I should have made a note. Big birds come out nicer than the

ls. I think I made the cut too wide by the end. The young male eventually ended up looking pretty good at the e

kes on. Male

ng the cut on its belly small, instead of ripping it wider and wider. A good bird though, Chris said he was happy w

d readjusted the feathers so it would have the naturally white belly. Also showed me that you could remove the

ome out nicer than the small ones do.

g pretty good at the end. Oh and Chris tilted the bill up a little more than I had it.

is said he was happy with what we got out of it because it was pretty raggitty to begin with. Took me 2.5 hours

you could remove the first pin to adjust the feathers. Cassin's was fun and I did well

h. Took me 2.5 hours