VENICE, La. -- Bruce Atkins, a member of the International Bird Rescue and Rehabilitation Center scans the shoreline of Southwest Pass, La. for birds that might be in distress as a result of an oil discharge from the Deepwater Horizon, May 19, 2010. The IBRRC is working in coordination with state and local agencies to protect the local, and in some cases, endangered, bird population. (USCG) 10Spill0519-G-7944L-002
