{"id":137750,"date":"2024-12-10T03:17:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T09:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=137750"},"modified":"2024-12-10T05:06:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T11:06:46","slug":"snow-geese-and-avian-flu-reporting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/12\/10\/snow-geese-and-avian-flu-reporting\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow Geese And Avian Flu Reporting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watch Snow Geese land in Oklahoma in my <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XsCa70Cxx_s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">video<\/span><\/a> and learn how you can help track avian flu by reporting sick or dead waterfowl to the AGFC.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube fusion-aligncenter\" style=\"--awb-max-width:950px;--awb-max-height:534px;--awb-width:100%;--awb-margin-bottom:24px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT12S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Snow Geese landing at Sequoyah NWR, November 28, 2024\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Flocks of Snow Geese landing at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma on November 28, 2024\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-12-09\" \/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/XsCa70Cxx_s\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XsCa70Cxx_s\" \/><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><lite-youtube videoid=\"XsCa70Cxx_s\" class=\"landscape\" params=\"wmode=transparent&autoplay=1&amp;rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1\" title=\"Snow Geese landing at Sequoyah NWR, November 28, 2024\" data-button-label=\"Play Video\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" data-thumbnail-size=\"auto\" data-no-cookie=\"on\"><\/lite-youtube><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) has asked the public to report avian flu cases in Snow Geese and other waterfowl. Hunters and wildlife watchers are encouraged to report any sick or dead birds they encounter.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reporting Guidelines<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Contact the AGFC&#8217;s wildlife health program through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agfc.com\/avianflu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">www.agfc.com\/avianflu<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Include the species, number of birds affected, and location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current Situation<\/strong>:<br \/>\nDr. Jenn Ballard, AGFC state wildlife veterinarian, states:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This marks the third year since Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was detected in the U.S.<\/li>\n<li>Most reports this year involve juvenile Snow Geese.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Periodic outbreaks are expected to continue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-137745 size-full\" title=\"Snow Geese on the wing at Sequoyah NWR\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/snow-geese-landing-field-mia-mcpherson-3781.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/snow-geese-landing-field-mia-mcpherson-3781.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Geese on the wing at Sequoyah NWR, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/snow-geese-landing-field-mia-mcpherson-3781-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/snow-geese-landing-field-mia-mcpherson-3781-250x179.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/snow-geese-landing-field-mia-mcpherson-3781-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/snow-geese-landing-field-mia-mcpherson-3781-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/snow-geese-landing-field-mia-mcpherson-3781-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/snow-geese-landing-field-mia-mcpherson-3781-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/snow-geese-landing-field-mia-mcpherson-3781-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/snow-geese-landing-field-mia-mcpherson-3781.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Snow Geese on the wing at Sequoyah NWR<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Safety Precautions<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid handling sick or dead birds.<\/li>\n<li>Report concentrations of sick or dead birds to the AGFC.<\/li>\n<li>Follow safety guidelines when handling, cleaning, and preparing harvested waterfowl.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>For Oklahoma<\/strong>:<br \/>\nAlthough the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has not specifically requested reports of Snow Geese affected by avian flu, Oklahomans can report wild bird cases to USDA Wildlife Services at (405) 521-4039.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;m certain that other states have protocols for reporting birds with avian flu; please check your state&#8217;s department of wildlife for information.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/snow-geese-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Snow Goose photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch Snow Geese land in Oklahoma in my video and learn how you can help track avian flu by reporting sick or dead waterfowl to the AGFC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":137745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13973,13974,1971],"tags":[4513,970,16026,4620,1124,4052,4247,4245,4122,713,4775,16029,16030,4123,6384,16027,16028,4514,2063],"class_list":["post-137750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oklahoma","category-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge","category-snow-geese","tag-anser-caerulescens","tag-autumn","tag-avian-flu","tag-fall","tag-field","tag-flight","tag-flock","tag-flocks","tag-flying","tag-geese","tag-goose","tag-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza","tag-hpai","tag-landing","tag-on-the-wing","tag-reporting","tag-sick-birds","tag-snow-geese","tag-waterfowl"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/snow-geese-landing-field-mia-mcpherson-3781.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-zPM","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":164940,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/11\/27\/my-first-snow-geese-photos-of-this-fall\/","url_meta":{"origin":137750,"position":0},"title":"My First Snow Geese Photos Of This Fall","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"November 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Today I am sharing my first Snow Geese photos of this fall taken at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. 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