Injured peregrine rescued at Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel

[AlisonL]

VDOT crews rescue injured Peregrine falcon on the HRBT



Photo: VDOT

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — VDOT crews at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel rescued an injured Peregrine falcon Wednesday afternoon.

VDOT says the falcon was sitting against a jersey wall on the HRBT’s south island during afternoon rush hour traffic. A photographer from Virginia Beach, Tim Curtis, spotted the injured bird and alerted tunnel crews.

Coincidentally, Curtis was returning from photographing the release of a bald eagle at Berkeley Plantation when he spotted the injured falcon.

Operations Program Manager Tim Morrison, Tunnel Safety Service Patroller Adolph Bacon and Crew Leader Randy Varnell rescued the bird and wrapped it in a towel before handing it off to Curtis, who took it to a raptor rehabilitator in South Norfolk.

The bird will be taken to the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro for later release.

http://wavy.com/2016/09/28/vdot-crews-rescue-injured-peregrine-falcon-on-the-hrbt/

I am glad this little one was rescued from a very dangerous situation, and hope he/she will be okay. A great deal of credit goes to all those involved in the rescue. Haven't found any updates yet.

[MAK]

Probably got hit by a car-humans are such a danger to wildlife without even knowing it! 

[AlisonL]

Peregrine Falcon rescued during rush hour euthanized

2:45 PM. EST September 29, 2016

NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) -- VDOT crews in Norfolk assisted in the rescuing of a Peregrine Falcon that had been injured during rush hour Wednesday.

The falcon was sitting up against the jersey wall of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel's South Island.

Tim Curtis, a Virginia Beach photographer, spotted the injured bird and alerted the tunnel crews.

The tunnel Safety Service Patroller, Adolph Bacon; Operations Program Manager, Tim Morrison; and Crew Leader Randy Varnell rescued the bird before wrapping it in a towel.

Curtis then took the injured animal to a raptor rehabilitator in South Norfolk.

The bird was taken to the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro for rehabilitation, but was euthanized due to its injuries.

http://www.13newsnow.com/news/local/mycity/norfolk/vdot-crews-help-save-injured-peregrine-falcon-during-rush-hour/327582917

This is not the update I was hoping to find. Very sad outcome. 

[patsy6]

Below is a link to more information from the Wildlife Center of Virginia's website.  Apparently the injured falcon was unbanded. 

http://wildlifecenter.org/critter-corner/current-patients/peregrine-falcon-16-2192

 

[AlisonL]

Below is a link to more information from the Wildlife Center of Virginia's website.  Apparently the injured falcon was unbanded. 

http://wildlifecenter.org/critter-corner/current-patients/peregrine-falcon-16-2192

 

Thank you, Patsy. I had checked the Wildlife Center of Virginia site several times, but there was not yet any information available.

That poor little peregrine; sounds like an older injury. Who knows how long the bird was on the bridge.



Photo: Wildlife Center of Virginia.

[patsy6]

Yes, it must have suffered for quite a while. Sounds like they did what was best.

[MAK]

 

[carly]

 

[Annette]

How sad