Injured Peregrine Update Case #568
I just checked in at The Raptor Center about the injured peregrine falcon our bird field trip picked up on Saturday and there's some optimistic news: she's still alive! She has gone through surgery to repair her broken leg. Dr. Lori Arent said that it's way too early to tell how she will recover, but so far she looks good. At the very least, she's not starving and is being well fed during her recovery.Labels: injured peregrine falcon
posted by birdchick at 9:00 AM
17 Comments:
Hooray! :)
She is so sweet. Thanks for the update!
I can only imagine doing surgery on a tiny bird leg like that, but I suppose anything is possible.
That's good news! I hope she makes it.
Question: what purpose did the pantyhose serve? Was it a sling?
Thanks for the update Sharon. I've been hoping for good news.
Hey Sharon- I read your last few posts via the iGoogle RSS feed but if I go direcly to your blog there's nothing posted since Disaproving Rabbits Book Givaway on 10/01. Anyone else having this problem?
The panty hose served to help stabilize the leg, it was attached to the stick and tape and wrapped around the opposite wing to hold the splint in place. The hose also helped secure the bird's wings so she wouldn't flap around in the box and damage wing feathers or bones. Peregrines have very stiff flight feathers that aid in gaining speed in a dive. The feathers are so stiff that they can break off.
When someone tells me that they watched a peregrine falcon hunting at their bird feeder that runs in the yard and flies into bushes, I know that they are actually describing a Cooper's hawk or sharp-shinned--they have shorter, softer feathers that can take that sort of abuse. If peregrines did that, their feathers would be trashed.
I find that with the Google RSS feed, the notification for any updates aren't posted for an hour or longer, making a fairly useless feature. I end up going directly to the source to see if there is any new news, the old fashioned way.
I can see all of the updates here right away, directly on the blog.
I did not quite expect an update so quickly but that's good news.
Thanks.
Thanks for the update. Best wishes and good health from the Netherlands to the poor injured Peregrine Falcon.
what a lovely face that bird has! Thanks for the good news.
They let me go down in clinic today to document her care and I'll post that later today. I even got a video of her chowing down on some quail.
If she's eating, that's a good sign! Hang in there little bird!
So what will happen when she's recovered Sharon, will there be a release or is she now a ward of the Center? What do you know about rehabing injured birds, what makes a releasable bird, I guess is what I'm trying to ask?
Thanks
Jacci in S.P. ME
When a bird comes into TRC it's injuries are treated and they are kept in dark cages so they can recover in peace.
Once the injury is healed, the bird is put in a flight room with others of its species to get used to moving again. From there, the bird will be test flown to get its muscles in flight condition (the muscles atrophy after being immobile for several weeks in recovery). It's during this period that the bird is monitored for flight condition. If she can build up her muscles and fly well, she will be released. Peregrines are test flown to kites (not the the bird, but the toy) to test their aerial hunting ability. The falcons are trained to get meat from the kite. When you fly it, the peregrine attacks the kite to get the meat reward.
If a raptor does not perform at 100% flight ability then it will be evaluated for possible placement as an education/display bird at the center or another one elsewhere in the country.
If at any time during this process, an incurable infection occurs or if the injury doesn't heal properly and the bird is too stressed in captivity or the injury is chronically painful to the bird, it will be euthanized.
If a bird can survive its first 24 hours in captivity it stands a very good chance of recovering from the injury, but there are still several hurdles ahead.
thank you very moishe...just came here from Cute Overload. Congrats on the permalink!
She is so very beautiful. I hope her recovery goes well.
Got the sweetest note for the Raptor Centre in the mail, this morning, sporting an OWL !
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