Comments on: And the answer is… Here

By: Carol

Carol — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:53:14 +0000

BEAUTIFUL. She was enjoying the sites of downtown Pittsburgh and checking out of the people there too. She must have some good stories to tell.

By: Lucie

Lucie — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:27:04 +0000

Kate – looks like your June 24 curse again with these babies……. Hope she is better soon. Was she the last one out of the nest? That one always looked so unsteady. Any news on Yellow Girl from COL?

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:34:32 +0000

Beth Fife’s guess on Thurs was a wing problem or broken bone, based on behavior. The doctor checked. It isn’t a broken bone/wing that caused low flight – it’s a head injury. The diagnosis changed. That’s why the news has been confusing.

By: vasilis

vasilis — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:33:28 +0000

Boy this is so delicate with with White-tape GT female.. right after Green Boy, just a rough couple days here.. Do we know how it happened? On thur there was a reference to a wing problem; so it’s both the wing and the head injury that occurred at the same time? Does “for a while” mean weeks, months in your experience with these type of injuries? Head and wing injury seems very serious from afar.

By: Faith Cornell

Faith Cornell — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:43:43 +0000

thank you for all the news; can’t seem to watch anymore, prob. not in nest anyway. can still see Phoenix the eagle in Canada.I remember the one from last year & it has a happy ending so we are ever optimistic.

By: Jennie

Jennie — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:44:28 +0000

Thanks, Kate, for giving all the fans of these beautiful birds the latest information. With so many people holding “Baby” in their hearts, and with talented and dedicated people looking after her, she should be just fine. Not to say we won’t still worry about what kind of trouble she’s getting into

By: Donna

Donna — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:56:09 +0000

Sending lots of healing thoughts Baby’s way!

By: Nancy

Nancy — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:52:03 +0000

Kate – thank you for keeping us so informed on our “babies”! I enjoy reading your blog!

By: Michelline

Michelline — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:50:06 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you Beth! Appreciation and heartfelt thanks to everyone keeping watch over the Peregrines.

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:26:32 +0000

Nancy, Thanks for the news.
Our Game Commission WCO Beth Fife just called me. (Beth’s the one who bands the peregrines.)

Beth just retrieved the other female fledgling from the spot you described above. This one has white tape on right band; some call her “Baby” in the chat.

Baby’s right wing isn’t moving well so Beth is taking her to rehab for a full medical exam& medical attention if she needs it. (She probably does. Beth knows what
she’s looking at.) I’ll update you on my blog when I know more but that may be
weeks from now.

In the past: We had a fledgling with a similar problem at Pitt in 2005. His broke his collarbone, was in rehab for 6 weeks, then went to a falconer to re-learn how to fly & hunt. The falconer was going to release him in spring 2006 but before he could the bird released himself (so to speak). While out on a training mission in Feb of 2006 the bird just flew away, basically said, “I know what I’m doing now. Bye. Bye.”

So if it’s a broken bone it’s likely she’ll heal & learn to fly & then be on her own, depending on the severity of the break.