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OH / Cleveland - Cleveland Clinic - 2010

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carly:
Cade was gorgeous, I'm so sad that she was taken at such a young age.  And trying to be excited about Lara being there is hard as Cade was lost and now Rocky is MIA...

I know it's the way of the PF's but so much loss this past year.  And so many males going missing...it's not a good sign for their recovery.

Thank you for the photos and the all the updates Alison.  I am really hoping Rocky turns up okay.

Alison:
It would seem that Cade had been in a territorial battle. Chad and Chris checked the Cleveland Clinic site on January 28, and found a new female there.

Yesterday they were able to identify her -- and the shocking news is that she is 06/W, Lara, from Etobicoke, who has been the mate of Rocky at the I-80 Turnpike Bridge nest. Last year they had four chicks, of whom two survived, Towpath and Canal.

So now the question is whether something has happened to Rocky. Chad and Chris checked that site today, and found no peregrines there. I so much hope Rocky is okay. He is only three years old, and is the last son of the legendary Buckeye of Hilliard Road Bridge and his mate Hillary.

Lara, with her bands clearly visible: photos by Chad and Chris.

 

Alison:
2010 NESTING SEASON

The falcons at this site have been Cade and Dipper since 2008. Cade, the female, was born in Syracuse in 2006, a daughter of Fancy and Groucho. Dipper was born in 2007 at Bank One in Canton, a son of Maverick and Priscilla. When he showed up at the Cleveland Clinic he was still wearing his juvenile plumage.

Very sad news from Harvey about this site on January 27:

Unfortunate News from the Cleveland Clinic Site - Cade was picked up by CMNH wildlife staff on Tuesday, 1/26/10. She was found grounded on the campus of CWRU with evidence of head trauma. She was transported to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo for emergency treatment. Her prognosis is not good. She will be transferred to the Medina Raptor Center for further treatment and evaluation today. More information will be posted as we learn her fate.

And an update from Chad and Chris on the same date:

We received the sad news from Laura Jordan this morning that Cade was euthanized. They didn't think that she would have been able to recover from the injuries that she sustained. It's likely that this was a battle with another female, so we will be checking to see if a new female is there with Dipper. We enjoyed watching her in the short time that she was at the CC, but at least she did have one successful nesting season.

Cade was only three years old. She and Dipper had one clutch last year.  Cade was truly beautiful:

 

 

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