Peregrine falcon rescued from traffic in Windsor

A young peregrine falcon that flew low into traffic on Riverside Drive Thursday morning has been rescued.

Traffic was briefly stopped so the bird didn’t get hit by a car near Caron Avenue, said Canadian Peregrine Foundation Windsor Watch coordinator Dennis Patrick Thursday.

“It’s not one of ours,� he said.

Patrick isn’t sure where it came from but it doesn’t have a leg band so it is not one of the four peregrine falcon fledglings from the Ambassador Bridge.

Patrick thinks it may have come from Michigan and peregrine falcons from the U.S. may be hunting in the area. It was having trouble gaining altitude as fledglings sometimes do.

He said the rescued bird was being kept cool and is going to be released  on a higher perch Thursday evening. Young peregrine falcons learning to fly have little protection from predators when they are on the ground.

Patrick said he hates to intervene but the fledgling was almost run over.

He credited the manager and people at the apartment building on Caron Avenue for alerting falcon watch volunteers to the bird’s plight.

He"s slick that boy! Wow!

Kendal and shadow by Ann B

Finally___FOOD

"I'm so happy, I flipped and can't get up!"

Trying

Success!!



A nice full crop!

[In two years 95778 has made four transcontinental trips, clocking a distance long enough to circle the Earth one and a half times. Now she is back where it all started.]

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/a-little-falcon-s-60-000km-journey-1.1321839

In two years 95778 has made four transcontinental trips, clocking a distance long enough to circle the Earth one and a half times. Now she is back where it all started.

http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20120621/NEWS01/206210323?nclick_check=1 Very sad.

From Kris G

Beauty's off again! Bring some food!!!

All alone

Going towards the wall again.

NO FOOD????

Left Unity's egg out.

http://www.wildlifewhisperer.tv/live-cams/1326/1497


From Kris G

Baby's bottom

Resting on Unity's egg.

They look like falcon babies.

http://www.ustream.tv/missouriturkeyvultures

Several turkey vultures are making their debut on a live video feed set up through the Raptor Resource Project.

Roughly seven months after four Marshall residents announced the broadcast, they're able to watch the hatching and growth of scavenger birds second-by-second. The residents wished to remain anonymous in an effort to keep the nest undisturbed.

Cameras installed within a resident's barn produce a live video feed that allows people worldwide to witness a local turkey vulture care for her newest nestlings. It also offers an opportunity to learn about the birds' habits.

At least one egg completely hatched Tuesday, June 19, according to one of the residents, who says the mother is sitting on them attentively.

Egg, don't see a pip yet but then again, yesterday I looked at the eggs and saw no pips either when suddenly----it just Hatched!!!

(movie) on the move 

Call him "Scooter"!! What a mover!