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I was at Nickerson Beach yesterday morning enjoying the solitude. I was close to a group of oystercatchers when a juvenile limped up to me. I was saddened to see NAU had broken his leg and was clearly in quite a bit of discomfort. You may recall my posting when his parents paraded him over to me earlier in the season. It was hard to watch him struggling to keep up with the rest of the family grouping yet he did and while walking was a problem he flew just fine. I wonder how he will do.

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090519DSCF3490 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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090519DSCF3505 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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090519DSCF3529 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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Sep 06, 2019 at 07:49 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · NAU has broken his leg

I don't think his leg is broken. I think the fishing line is wrapped around his leg tight enough that it's cutting through his skin and causing a wound.

Sep 06, 2019 at 10:23 AM

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jeraldcook wrote:
I don't think his leg is broken. I think the fishing line is wrapped around his leg tight enough that it's cutting through his skin and causing a wound.

I think you are correct as to how the injury happened looking at this crop

090519DSCF3529-Wound by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

The fishing line appears to be gone and the white things are probably a fungal infection. I hope he beets it.

Morris

Sep 06, 2019 at 10:41 AM

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Sad to see. Is there not an organization that would catch and treat him. Obviously someone did before when they banded him

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Sep 06, 2019 at 10:50 AM

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birdied wrote:
Sad to see. Is there not an organization that would catch and treat him. Obviously someone did before when they banded him

Birdie

Yes it is. There are two teams of biologists that work Nickerson Beach. One was there that day banding black skimmer chicks and they stated they would take a look.

Morris

Sep 06, 2019 at 11:21 AM

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So these are fungal filaments and not the fishing lines?

Sep 06, 2019 at 12:12 PM

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I hope it recovers Morris ~ Ron

Sep 06, 2019 at 12:23 PM

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Sad story. Excellent pictures.

Sep 06, 2019 at 09:31 PM

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Very heartbreaking

Sep 06, 2019 at 10:22 PM

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Beautiful images, so sad to see this, I hope someone can help him.

Sep 06, 2019 at 10:23 PM

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This one also has a deformed leg and, looking closely, it might have been snagged on some fishing line.

Sep 06, 2019 at 10:38 PM

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bibek wrote:
So these are fungal filaments and not the fishing lines?

Yes, it appears the fishing line was removed and the injury is infected

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surfnron wrote:
I hope it recovers Morris ~ Ron

Thank you Ron,
I suspect it will

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KCollett wrote:
Sad story. Excellent pictures.

Yes it is sad Ken,
Thank you

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Bear Dale wrote:
Very heartbreaking

Yes it is Bear,
I suspect it will be OK

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Stephaniespix wrote:
Beautiful images, so sad to see this, I hope someone can help him.

Thank you Stephanie,
I suspect he will be OK

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dalite wrote:
This one also has a deformed leg and, looking closely, it might have been snagged on some fishing line.

It dose look like a similar injury. It's feeding which is good news

Morris

Sep 10, 2019 at 10:46 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · NAU has broken his leg

Thanks for documenting this injury.
Unfortunately fishing line is a danger for wildlife generally, not just fish.
Monofilament line litters the lakes and streams here and we frequently see birds tangled in it.

Dave

Sep 10, 2019 at 11:13 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · NAU has broken his leg

I wondered first what NAU was...

, that poor guy. Although he can fly but it must hurt during the actual take off, I believe. Anyway, excellent images, Morris!

Joshua

Sep 10, 2019 at 11:15 AM

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birdied wrote:
Sad to see. Is there not an organization that would catch and treat him. Obviously someone did before when they banded him

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I contacted Amanda Pachomski of Audubon who monitors the Nickerson Beach shorebirds and she is aware of the bird's situation. She has contacted the town of Hempstead Conservation staff for further action. The NAU marking, she says, is just a unique alphanumeric code to help banders identify the specific bird.

Sep 10, 2019 at 06:48 PM

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dclark wrote:
Thanks for documenting this injury.
Unfortunately fishing line is a danger for wildlife generally, not just fish.
Monofilament line litters the lakes and streams here and we frequently see birds tangled in it.

Dave

It is sad that we leave booby traps aroud

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AGeoJO wrote:
I wondered first what NAU was...

, that poor guy. Although he can fly but it must hurt during the actual take off, I believe. Anyway, excellent images, Morris!

Joshua

Yes he was clearly in pain and limping.

Thank you Joshua

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dalite wrote:
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I contacted Amanda Pachomski of Audubon who monitors the Nickerson Beach shorebirds and she is aware of the bird's situation. She has contacted the town of Hempstead Conservation staff for further action. The NAU marking, she says, is just a unique alphanumeric code to help banders identify the specific bird.

Thank you for doing this Dalite,

Amanda was on the beach when I took those photos. Her call for assistance will bring the same kind retired fireman that helped with the injured baby GHO this winter. They will take good care of him and I'm shore they will have him back in a couple of days.

Morris

Sep 10, 2019 at 07:48 PM


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