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Other Nature Related Information / Falcon Web Cams / Re: Matriarch Richmond Peregrine Falcon Admitted to Wildlife Center
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on: 18-Oct-10, 09:37:51 PM
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On October 14, the Center veterinary staff did a blood test on the falcon — results were within normal ranges. The staff redid the body wrap that was used to keep the bird from flapping its injured wing. With the old wrap, the falcon was sternal; with the new wrap, the bird is standing. The falcon was offered “quail two ways” — whole and chopped — and ate [she seemed to prefer whole].
October 18 update
The peregrine was brought into the clinic for an examination and check-up by Drs. Miranda Sadar and Kelly Flaminio on October 18. New radiographs were taken, which indicated that the injuries to the right shoulder are healing well. The fractured portion of the coracoid is well-positioned. The vets will likely need to keep the peregrine in a body wrap for another two to three weeks.
The vet staff also had the first opportunity to perform a more thorough examination of the peregrine’s eyes while she was under anesthesia. Upon admission, the Center vets found that the peregrine had a detached retina in her right eye. On October 18, the vets found no improvement in that eye. In addition, a small spot was found in the peregrine’s left eye — most likely an older eye injury.
On Thursday, October 21, Drs. Miranda and Kelly will be taking the peregrine to the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech for a consultation with J. Phillip Pickett, DVM, Professor of Ophthalmology in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences and Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists.
The peregrine is eating well on her own. Her entree of choice is whole quail.
About the Peregrine Falcon
The falcon — a large female [weight of 1 kg] — has been identified by Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries biologists as the female from the pair of peregrines that have been nesting in downtown Richmond since 2003 — first at the BBT Building, and more recently on the west building of the Riverfront Plaza. This pair has produced numerous offspring, included chicks that have been used to introduce peregrines into other areas of Virginia.
This female also has been the “star” of the VDGIF Falcon Cam – a web-based camera focused on the falcon’s nest. Web-cam watchers have given this bird the name “Harriet” – her mate, of course, is Ozzie.
[Earlier this year, the Center admitted and transferred for release a juvenile Peregrine Falcon -- likely one of the hatchlings from this Riverfront Plaza nest.]
The Peregrine Falcon is a native species to Virginia, once nesting in the Allegheny and Blue Ridge Mountains. By the early 1960s, the falcon was believed to be extinct as a breeding species in Virginia and all areas east of the Mississippi River — a decline linked to the widespread use of DDT and other chemicals. A program of peregrine reintroduction began in Virginia in 1978. There are now about 20 known breeding pairss of peregrines in Virginia.
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Rochester Falcons / Falcon Watches / Re: Twitter
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on: 17-Oct-10, 11:20:23 PM
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There was a tiercel flying with Beauty Nice report MAK! Do you think Beauty was escorting him out of town or just some friendly flying? |
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