It was deliberate poisoning the well for Trump.
I bet there are scores of last minute FUs like this, if not hundreds or thousands.
I'd also bet they all happened after it was clear St. Hillary the Divine wasn't going to seize the White House.
From the article... In its final weeks, the Obama administration issued a legal opinion stating that the law does include the incidental killing of birds... Missed that the first time but I think that since it was in the 'final weeks', you are very likely right.