Someone had offered a while back to contact Mr. Nash for a Kendal update. I never saw any such update but recently one of the posters mentioned that Kendal is not releasable. I feel so sorry for a wild falcon who has tasted the adult life flying free in the sky but is now stuck in a cage somewhere. Why are there never updates???? I personally think that's very wrong and very unfair!

Dot in PA

As much as we don't like having updates, Kendal is not in the direct care of CPF so Mark Nash does not have direct access to reports on him.

I'm not even sure where he is at the moment. He was initially in the care of the Toronto Wildlife Centre for his acute injuries, but he was transferred to rehab care at a later point.

Carly posted on BCAW a few days ago that friends of hers went to OWL (must be Ontario Wildlife?) where Kendal is and were told they are looking for a home to place him in due to his not being able to be released.  His wing injury must have been too severe to heal properly..so sad for him.

Poor BB..so sad that she has to go through this again. 

Got my ornaments today! They look great on our little tree!

Love it!

There's 3 Christmas Greetings posted on Rfalconcam FB page.

First Kendal is non-releaseable (which we kind of knew after all this time) and they're looking for a home for him and now Skye is MIA..hopefully migrated. 

As per Bruce when I asked if it was the 'backpack' or just the 'antenna':

As far as I could see, completely gone. Last Spring she had one piece of the Harness broken away. I guess she worked the 2nd one loose.

Thanks, Carly!  Wonderful news..glad for Quest!

Quest has been confirmed..and antenna is gone.  Message from Bruce who is on site just relayed:

Sunday- Confirmed Quest, w/NO Antenna. Male also on site-Active.

I wonder if it broke off where it was bent?

[MAKfalcon (MAK):]

MAKfalcon (MAK): ST-99 flew to antenna at S end of roof-Billie flew around building a few times then settled below 99 on SW corner

Link:
http://twitter.com/MAKfalcon/statuses/546654126248312832

Are we ever going to give 99 a name?  It was said quite a while ago it would be Seth according to the voting we did for Veteran. Shaky?

Quest was there again, saw the green band. I still see NO antenna!  Anyone???

I watched her walk around, turn around no antenna in view. Definitely would have seen it as it does stick up a bit and it's bent. If it's there then I'll be darned!!

Maybe they finally caught her like they've been trying to and removed it?

C&C have added more this morning:

As anticipated, Chesapeake has reached the end. Her body was recovered in Akron after a witness saw her engaged in an aerial fight and then being overtaken on the ground by a red-tailed hawk. Thanks to DOW's Laurie for letting us know about Chesapeake's death personally and posting it to this page. RIP to a phenomenal peregrine!

Sounds like she might have been injured initially by Summit and the battle with the RTH was just too much.  Fly free, Chesapeake! 

Aww..there's finally closure. She certainly lived a good, long life and her legacy will continue through her offspring.  Thanks for posting, Carly.   

We have a couple Snowy Owls at our local airport this year and we got to spend a few minutes with this one today!  

http://youtu.be/HEOjESu9CmM

If it is Quest, her transmitter finally fell off!! Wish my nail polish lasted that long!  

She still had it on Dec. 4th according to a pic posted on BCAW. I think this looks like Skye..doesn't he have hearts on the side of his head like DC?

Wisdom has laid an egg at 63 years of age!

http://usfwspacific.tumblr.com/post/105446110115/wisdom-the-worlds-oldest-laysan-albatross

did Leo die?

Leo did pass away..the whole saga is posted on the Aug. 3rd post on here, just above.

you know I read that article, all but the first line apparently sorry I hope he doesn't try again

So do a lot of us, BC.