While found in a variety of bird species, they most commonly occur in gulls, terns, shorebirds and other waterfowl such as ducks, geese, and swans, Becker said. This is not to say that wild birds ...

Staff at the World Bird Sanctuary's raptor hospital hand-feed patient #72, a red-shouldered hawk who was brought in with punctures on its legs from a suspected fight with another bird. Birds in the ...