Title: Lost: Peregrine Falcon Santa Barbara Edhat
Post by: Donna on 23-Dec-10, 06:34:17 AM
Our new Peregrine falcon that we adopted on October 17th, got startled by something while she was in the house with me, off her leash. She flew into one of the windows, broke the glass, and kept on going. I got close to her sitting on the fence outside (apparently uninjured), but then she decided to fly over our house, and kept going. I can't spot her anywhere in our trees. This is on North La Cumbre Road, one block down from Foothill.
She wears leather anklets and leather jesses, so she is easily identifyable. She can fly, but not well enough to survive in the wild. Please keep a lookout if you are in the area, and pass this message along to anyone you know that lives nearby.
She will probably wear out pretty quickly, so I don't expect her to be far from here in the near future. As a matter of fact, I can hear crows some ways away (my guess is near Cathedral Oaks and 154. I'll be heading out that way right now. She's only been gone for 15 minutes right now.
Gabriele 805-898-0347
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=45331 (http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=45331)
Latest: I just got back in. My son John and I were able to locate her on a chimney off Foothill Road before La Colina School. She then flew to back towards La Cumbre, where we re-
located her on a telephone pole right at Harrold & La Cumbre Rd. She stayed there for nearly an hour, but I could not get her to fly back to the glove (traffic, etc.). Right as it got dark she flew back towards La Colina Campus. That is where she is most likely overnighting.
David Eldridge and I are going there to look for her at 7:30 AM. I'm pretty sure she will stay nearby for some time, as her flight is limited to a few hundred yards at a time, after which her formerly injured wing droops, and she needs time to recover.
Please keep your fingers crossed and say a prayer. She is trained to come to the glove for food, and chances are good that we can get her back when she gets hungry enough as long as we can keep track of her location.
In the meantime, please, if you live in the San Roque are, keep your eyes open, and call me on my cell (as I'll be out looking for her) is you see her: 805-636-3688. Home phone is 898-0347. Thanks much.
Gabriele
She wears leather anklets and leather jesses, so she is easily identifyable. She can fly, but not well enough to survive in the wild. Please keep a lookout if you are in the area, and pass this message along to anyone you know that lives nearby.
She will probably wear out pretty quickly, so I don't expect her to be far from here in the near future. As a matter of fact, I can hear crows some ways away (my guess is near Cathedral Oaks and 154. I'll be heading out that way right now. She's only been gone for 15 minutes right now.
Gabriele 805-898-0347
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=45331 (http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=45331)
Latest: I just got back in. My son John and I were able to locate her on a chimney off Foothill Road before La Colina School. She then flew to back towards La Cumbre, where we re-
located her on a telephone pole right at Harrold & La Cumbre Rd. She stayed there for nearly an hour, but I could not get her to fly back to the glove (traffic, etc.). Right as it got dark she flew back towards La Colina Campus. That is where she is most likely overnighting.
David Eldridge and I are going there to look for her at 7:30 AM. I'm pretty sure she will stay nearby for some time, as her flight is limited to a few hundred yards at a time, after which her formerly injured wing droops, and she needs time to recover.
Please keep your fingers crossed and say a prayer. She is trained to come to the glove for food, and chances are good that we can get her back when she gets hungry enough as long as we can keep track of her location.
In the meantime, please, if you live in the San Roque are, keep your eyes open, and call me on my cell (as I'll be out looking for her) is you see her: 805-636-3688. Home phone is 898-0347. Thanks much.
Gabriele
Title: Re: Lost: Peregrine Falcon Santa Barbara Edhat
Post by: Bird Crazy on 13-Jan-11, 08:35:50 PM
what ever happened? Did she come back?
Title: Re: Lost: Peregrine Falcon Santa Barbara Edhat
Post by: Donna on 13-Jan-11, 09:09:14 PM
what ever happened? Did she come back?
No, she was spotted on Jan. 2 but they haven't caught her yet. Lots of sightings but no luck.
Title: Re: Lost: Peregrine Falcon Santa Barbara Edhat
Post by: BIGFRANK on 14-Jan-11, 05:18:23 AM
If its survived for more then a week,its probably hunting on its own and it wont be back. Good on it.
Title: Re: Lost: Peregrine Falcon Santa Barbara Edhat
Post by: Donna on 14-Jan-11, 06:43:05 AM
If its survived for more then a week,its probably hunting on its own and it wont be back. Good on it.
Yeah but she still has her leather jesses on!
Title: Re: Lost: Peregrine Falcon Santa Barbara Edhat
Post by: Carol P. on 14-Jan-11, 07:38:23 AM
If its survived for more then a week,its probably hunting on its own and it wont be back. Good on it.
Yeah but she still has her leather jesses on!
I'll bet she'll get them off eventually in the normal process of preening. Sharp Peregrine beak vs. leather. In my mind, no contest. :happy:
Title: Re: Lost: Peregrine Falcon Santa Barbara Edhat
Post by: Bird Crazy on 15-Jan-11, 06:41:34 PM
hopefully before she gets tangled up in something.