Dead Birds & West Nile

Due to the 2025 Bird Flu and implemented restrictions, DEP is NO LONGER Collecting or TESTING dead birds.

TO REORT a dead bird, contact the PA Game Commission Contact Information | Game Commission | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

1-833-742-9453

Report All Dead Birds Except:

• Obvious signs of trauma
• Dead for greater than 48 hours (Dead birds must be stored on ice immediately).

Avoid bare-hand contact when handling dead birds by wearing rubber gloves. If you do not have gloves, insert your hand into a plastic bag, grasp the bird carefully and invert the bag over the bird.