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Birds also instinctually preen themselves to remove anything on their feathers, which exposes them to ingesting toxic amounts of oil, Anderson says. “The visuals are heartbreaking,” says Anderson.

Texas oil spill having impact on bird population 01:32. The Galveston Bay oil spill is having an impact on the wildlife on the Bolivar Peninsula, even as no oil has been spotted on the beaches.

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Nearly three weeks after a container ship spilled toxic fuel into San Francisco Bay, birds continue to show up covered with oil on the shoreline, and wildlife biologists say more than 20,000 may ...

spill_birdclean_099_ls.jpg (hands shown) Rebecca Dunne of Newark, Delaware tubes a bird before putting it in a tank in the pool area at the San Francisco Bay Oiled Wildlife Care and Education Center.

It's heart-wrenching to see photos of oiled birds in the wake of a spill, and rehabilitators spend a lot of time cleaning off the oil. But researchers disagree on how well a cleaned bird will do ...

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As of Tuesday evening, wildlife officials had collected 28 oil-covered birds from the Orange County shoreline, all of which have undergone cleaning and rehabilitation. Some were released Wednesday.

Oil harms birds in two ways: internally and externally. Oil-soaked birds vigorously preen their feathers to remove the toxic crude, accidentally ingesting it, which can cause internal ailments.