On Thursday, volunteer nest monitor Mr. Wright arrived at the nest. He found Dart, who was out exercising on the ledge……
He found Spike, who was also out practicing……
and calling to SW for food.
but he could not find Arrow anywhere. Mr. Wright returned to the nestsite on Friday to find Arrow below the nest. Because she had been away from the nest for so long, Mr. Harvey Webster, Director of Wildlife Resources at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, had a quail delivered for Arrow’s lunch. After 8 hours of monitoring, Mr. Wright left for the day with Arrow still far from her nest. A few hours later, he received a call from Tower City Security saying that Arrow had been found on the ground. Did the wind catch her as she was flapping and carry her to the ground? Or did she actually decide to fly, first to the ledge below the nest and then to the ground? Whatever happened, she had to be rescued off the dangerous city street.
When Security arrived on the ground to rescue Arrow, they describe her as being "very calm" after a towel was placed over her. She rode the elevator back to the 12th floor where she was put outside the window onto the nestsite ledge. Thanks Security!
First flights are usually short distance affairs from ledge to ledge and roof to roof. But within the next week to ten days all will be flying over Public Square. And although they might continue to spend the night at the nest box they will become independent of that site. They will continue to depend on their parents for food for the next 4-6 weeks.”
Yesterday, the other two juvenile falcons went missing. One was found on the ground in Public Square.
They caught him, took him back upstairs, and put him safely out the window without being attacked by SW or Ranger. Here is Spike walking out of the window cubby where they released him…..
Arrow was just around the corner on the ledge eating, so all three were back at the nestsite safe and sound. What adventures they had!
Our thanks to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History for sponsoring the FalconCams and for the still.
Thanks to Tower City Security, Mr. Wright, and Mr. and Mrs. Saladin for monitoring and rescuing all three young falcons.
Photos from Thursday and Friday and the Public Square photo are courtesy of volunteer nest monitor Mr. Wright. Photos of Dart and Spike’s rescue on Sunday are courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Saladin. They may be used by children for school and/or personal projects, but please give photo credit.
Tower City Security came to the rescue again and put the young falcon in a crate for safe transport. Volunteer nest monitors Mr. and Mrs. Saladin were called to fill in for Mr. Wright and they determined it was Dart in Public Square. They all rode the elevator back up to the 12th floor where Mr. and Mrs. Saladin “assessed her by letting her flap her wings, checking the wings, keel, and feet, and saw that there was no sign of blood or feather damage, and she was also very fiesty and alert. So, we put her back out”.
They then went looking for the other missing juvenile and spotted Spike in the courtyard on the fourth floor. Here is Spike where they found him between air conditioning units…….
