Last Thursday Kodak fledged on the day we had very high winds. She took off heading northeast, moving fast with Nova following close behind. That was the last we saw of her until we received a message from our good neighbor Constellation Brands this morning. They shared a security picture of a falcon on the ground just north of their building at the entrance to Seibold Security.

Three of the Rochester Falcon Watchers, Kathy O, Larry O and Carol P, arrived to find Kodak on the ground in front of 12 Aqueduct St. A very nice lady, Vickie, was standing nearby, keeping Kodak safe. Thank you Vickie!

Between the four of us, we were able to catch Kodak and place her in a rescue box that Kathy O brought with her.

A DEC technician arrived to take Kodak to a wildlife hospital to be evaluated. We’re very hopeful that she is OK and will be released soon. Of course it all depends on if she is not injured. To me, she looks great and she was very feisty. All very good signs. We’ll never know what adventures she had during the four days she was gone.

While we waited, her family flew above us. We saw Tsavorite and Casey talon tagging. Hopefully Kodak will be able to join her brothers soon.

We are very thankful to everyone that helped today! We also want to thank the Rochester Falcon Watchers for all the hours they spent searching for our missing girl!

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We just received a note and picture from the DEC technician letting us know that Kodak has arrived safely at the wildlife hospital. She will send us updates of Kodak’s progress.

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