By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

When I woke up Wednesday morning, I turned on my tablet and tuned in to the Rochester Falcon live stream.  My first view was of the eyases on the platform.  I counted; 1 – 2 – 3 – where was #4?  As I was asking, pan cam was moving around, looking for the missing eyas.  Had one gone out on the wall?  Was it in the well?  The eyas was nowhere to be found.  I knew I had to get downtown quick.  While I was getting ready, it was determined that one eyas fell off the end of the platform at about 5:15 am.  It was Seabreeze.

When I arrived downtown, I was met by fellow watcher Larry O.  He was on his way to work and couldn’t stay long.  I walked over to a group of three police officers and explained what happened.  They took down my phone # and said they would keep an eye out for the young falcon.  I also told the parking lot attendants.  No one had seen what happened.

Because Beauty was up on the corner of the Wilder Bldg and looking towards the north, I started on that side of the Times Square Bldg, checking every nook and cranny along the way.  Nothing!

I was just on my way over to the south side, walking in front of the Times Square Bldg., when a woman came around the corner and spotted me holding a towel.  She yelled out, Carol!?  I said yes.  She told me her name was Debbie and that she worked in the Times Square Bldg.  She knew where Seabreeze was and she took me to a doorway on the south side of the building.

Seabreeze was standing on the ground, in front of the door.  There was blood on the ground next to him, which later I found out was from broken blood feathers on his tail.  He was bright-eyed and very aware of his surroundings.  I approached him and gently wrapped him in the towel I brought with me.  Debbie and I carried him back to my car and I placed him in a rescue box.  It was time to visit the vet.

Seabreeze was checked out at the vet and it was determined that he had lost five tail feathers and broken some blood feathers.  Other than that, he seemed to be ok.  He was a very lucky young falcon!  Fellow watcher Kathy O joined me at the vet.  The DEC was contacted and updated on the situation.  Seabreeze was safe and in good hands.  Kathy and I returned downtown.

Both Beauty and Dot.ca were very active, caring for their remaining three eyases.  Here are some pictures from our watch.

An update on Seabreeze was just posted today on Imprints.  He will need to go to a rehabber so that his tail feathers can grow back.  But, he’s safe and being well cared for.  I hope to hear someday soon that he has healed and has been released.

I plan on starting my fledge watch tomorrow.  Ontario has made it out to the well wall and is doing a lot of running and flapping.  It probably won’t be long before he fledges!

I want to end my report with special thanks to Debbie and Jimmy (who originally found Seabreeze) at the Times Square Bldg.  Thanks for watching over Seabreeze until I arrived.  You and others that help wildlife in trouble are very special people.  Also, I’d like to thank Tom, a Rochester Police Officer, who cared enough to call me at the end of the day to see how Seabreeze was.  Lastly, Bruce, the vet tech, who so gently examined Seabreeze and cleaned him up.  Thank you all for caring!

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