Dead Birds

The reporting of dead birds may be important in detecting a public health threat to our community. If you would like to report an incident please do the following:

Wild Birds

Report unusual sickness or die-offs in wild birds to the Florida Fish and Wild Life Conservation Commission at the following website: Surveillance for Wild Bird Die-offs. If you do not have internet access you can call the Escambia County Health Department Environmental Health office at (850) 595-6700 and we will enter the data for you.

Domestic Poultry

Report unusual sickness or die-offs in domestic poultry to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Divisions of Animal Industry (Domestic Birds Die-offs).

            By phone: 850-410-0900, or after hours 1-800-342-5869
            By email: rad@doacs.state.fl.us

A report can also be filed with the USDA Area Office at 352-333-3120 or by email to vsfl@usda.gov.

Disposing of Birds

If you need to dispose of dead birds yourself, please read the following instructions:

• Do not handle bird with your bare hands – wear latex or rubber gloves
• Do not eat, drink or smoke while handling carcass

Pick up bird with plastic bag by reaching through the bag with your hand
and pulling the bird in, turning bag inside-out.  

Place the bagged bird inside another plastic bag and discard in garbage
receptacle.

Alternatively, you may choose to pick up the bird with a shovel and bury in the ground:

Dig a hole about 2 feet deep, place bird carcass in the hole using the shovel to scoop it in, and cover with soil. Remember to disinfect shovel with a bleach solution when you are done.

 

 

DON’T FORGET
TO WASH YOUR HANDS