That was awesome! She looks great, a well cared for adoptee!!    I hope all goes great with her 1st flight!

I love her name, Ivy, too!  Wonder who named her?

Today's update on E3:

On Wednesday afternoon, June 18, we received a further update from the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Health Center at Cornell. The vets reassessed E3’s condition and red blood cell count this morning. The count was at a safe value and they proceeded with the surgery. The injury at the fracture site was more severe than expected, based on the x-ray images alone: several bone fragments were present at the fracture site and one of the important flight muscles was partially ruptured. The fracture and the muscle were repaired. E3 did well during the procedure and recovered well. E3 was fully awake, grooming and making calls shortly after the surgery. The prognosis is still guarded at this point. We will have to wait and see if and how the bone heals and if the bone heals if the flight muscles are fully functional. We will keep you posted with any further updates.

Saw on BCAW..really cute!


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From Carly-posted on BCAW about Etobicoke site:

Sorry I haven't been updating but it's been the week from heck. 4 rescues since Monday. Just home for a quick change and then back out.

We had a horrible storm blow through last nite and it blew my little baby off the ledge. Tracy found him in the street. Our hearts are broken.

RIP little Heaton

FLy free, little Heaton. 

Bill and I went to the National Zoo in April to see the Panda family and all Bao Bao did was sleep!  Look at her now!

2014-06-17 "Tub Cub" Bao Bao "Helps" Mei with her Fruitcicle

Great pics, Pat!

Update:

Raptor Resource Project We weren't able to find Mac below the bluff. Anyone who watched last year will remember that we found one young falcon and fostered him at Red Wing Grain. However, Travis and Michelle raised two more, going into the heavy brush and feeding them until they fledged. We'll be listening for Mac. If he survives, we should see him in 10 to 12 days. His vocalizations and Travis and Michelle's behavior should give us an idea of what's going on here.


Someone posted after this that they can hear Mac screaming...hope he's OK.

Mom and dad have been alarm calling for over an hour now! Something down there bothering them. Hope nothing after Mac! Horrible sounds worse then at banding!!

The Howe's were going to leave everything alone but with the parents sounding stressed, it was posted they're going to investigate what's going on.

Oh, precious little one!  Let's hope he's not injured and his parents can find him and feed him.   

They both know where he is! They have been flying in and out of where he is!! He's screaming now!

http://www.ustream.tv/greatspiritblufffalcons

Great news!   

Whilst our city kestrels have been successful this year with all four chicks fledging it sadly looks like Bobbin has not.
With information supplied it looks as if she may have had one chick but it hasn't survived & the nest has failed. We don’t know why or any further details at present but the tiercel has been spotted still around the site while Bobbin was in Worcester for a few days.
Natural causes or animal/human predation? We’d like to think natural or animal but peregrines have been persecuted in the area before. On the positive side Bobbin is as fit & healthy as ever so is her partner.
Many thanks again to Pete Walkden for updates & for keeping an eye on her...


             

Raptor Resource Project FB page

Eyas falcon MacIntosh fell from the nest box at Great Spirit Bluff. He appears to have been bothered by blackflies or gnats prior to attempting to jump to the outer perch. Unfortunately, he slipped through the gap and fell. Mom or Dad followed immediately, so if MacIntosh survived the fall, they will care for him until he fledges. He was just one day younger than the youngest falcon that fell last year and he is a smaller and lighter male, so he may survive the fall.

We checked the young falcon for hippoboscids and treated the box when we banded him on June 7th. At the time, he was healthy and parasite free. We are trying to determine whether Michelle and Travis are caring for MacIntosh via the camera and microphone, and reviewing footage to determine a course of action.

The last three years in the upper Midwest have seen a monsoon-like rain pattern, with very wet and very dry periods. Black flies lay eggs in running water, so the very wet spring has resulted in an explosive hatch. Black flies haven't previously been a problem at any of our boxes, but we may have to consider them when re-designing this one.

Read on BCAW that the chick fell out of the nest tonight trying to get away from the bugs! 

All three have fledged but here's an update on E3, who has been injured:

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology would first of all like to thank all #CornellHawks chat moderators, cam operators, Tweeters, birders on the ground, chatters and Cornell University staff for their quick action, cooperation and fantastic team work yesterday.

The last Red-tailed Hawk nestling to fledge was E3 on June 14. Unfortunately yesterday morning E3 was injured in an accident. While resting on the roof of one of the Greenhouses over the road from the CornellHawks nest, the automated roof vents began to close. E3 was resting under one of these vents which lowered very slowly. The young bird did not move out of the way and became trapped under the lowering glass catching its right wing. Shortly after the vents closed they opened and Cornell Facilities staff were contacted and immediately responded shutting down the motors to the vents. E3 remained on the roof of the greenhouse for the afternoon, standing, but with the right wing lowered. Victoria, a licensed rehabber and Cornell Lab of Ornithology staff member, arrived on scene just a couple of hours after the event.

Victoria advised that there should be no attempts to capture the bird while it remained on the roof and that it would be best to wait until the bird moved. In the early evening luckily E3 decided to try to fly to a nearby tree, but didn’t quite make it and fell to the ground. Victoria sprang into action, safely capturing the bird. She then took it immediately to the Cornell Wildlife Clinic.

At the clinic both the vet and Victoria looked over the bird. It appeared the juvenile had an injury to its right shoulder. The hawk was given sub-cutaneous fluids and some anti-inflammatory medication. It was decided that an x-ray should be delayed for the following day as they did not wish to stress the bird further. To stabilize the wing it was wrapped up.

Today we have been waiting for results from the x-rays. Victoria heard from the clinic this afternoon. The vets confirm that E3 has a humeral break to the upper wing bone just below the shoulder joint. While this sounds like the worst news it is actually easier to heal in a young bird than a dislocation. E3 will undergo surgery tomorrow to get a better understanding of the break and to pin the bones. Currently it is a guarded but fair prognosis. Dependent on the integrity of the bone the bird has a fair chance of being able to fly. We now await further news from the surgery and will most likely be notified tomorrow afternoon.

E3 is vocalizing regularly at the vets and the staff have fallen in love with him!

Hope all goes well for E3. 

Beauty looks particularly fetching this evening, the lighting really seems to accentuate her features  

Gorgeous pic of a Beauty! The lighting is beautiful..the pooh not so much! 

Tell her we said hi!