Episode notes
When a bald eagle turns up dead on a Washington beach, an ornithologist is left to sift through the details: neighborhood reports, a necropsy, and... a viral TikTok video. Plus, the science behind avian influenza, and why reporting banded birds is essential to keep research going.
Sources:
Coastal Raptors website: https://coastalraptors.com/
Bald Eagle Stares in Window video: https://youtube.com/shorts/By46YDl5kdM?si=zYJB5Qo-SXPxNVYF
WOAH Terrestrial Manual Chapter 3.3.4:
Keywords
sciencebirdraptorecologyavian influenzaeaglesvirologyepidemiologypathology