Other Peregrine Projects > USA Peregrines
NY / Rochester - 2008-15
allikat:
No Carly...It isn't aweful to feel this way!
It's so hard to be human & humane sometimes!
I wouldn't want to see her released into a "trap" so to speak, either.
I know it's nature and this is what falcons do in their world, and unfortunately, technology and recovery projects bring that reality to us, literally.
I am very thankful that Carol & Brian were there to rescue her from a tag-team.
Mariah....you are a beautiful falcon and the queen of the skies. We are all pulling for you to recover!
carly:
More details from yesterday's fight, apparently Mariah did indeed hit the building the second time she fell.
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/kfalconcam/message/96494
I can't believe how upset I am over all this, more so because that turncoat mate of hers helped this new flousy!! Part of me is hoping they can't release her because she will go right back and the two of them will finish her off and I couldnt' bear that. Is that awful to feel like that? I'd rather see her go in peace surrounded by the people that have watched and cared for her for years than to see her fall to the ground defeated :'(
bev.:
To me Falcons and Mariah go hand in hand.
I have been a follower since I started watching falcons, and I am extremely upset.
I am so glad that Carol and Brian were there.
Mariah will always be Queen of the skies.
Kimmarie of buffalo and Joyce first introduced me to Mariah and I was hooked from there on in. Kyver, the box , and now Mariah.
:'( :'(
It si a bit much for me at the moment. thanks for the reports.
I am a member of their site so I have been over there.
carly:
More news, I was afraid Zephyr might be a victim, soon as they said it was the falcon from the Psych centre and if the new tiercel helped, wonder if they planned it -do peregrines do that, set her up for a fall I mean???
Carol reports that Mariah survived the night. She’s not out of the woods by any means but it’s a hopeful sign. She will be seen by a Veterinarian this morning to check for other injuries and to determine whether she needs surgery. There is some concern about her eyesight but it is too soon to make a determination regarding that yet. Both the rehabbers and Vet have been informed that she may be gravid, or ready to lay eggs. DEC Wildlife Technician Mike Allen has also been in contact with the rehabbers this morning.
In related news, we’ve received more details about the territory battle. It seems that Mariah was attacked by two Peregrines. Carol said that Mariah was brought down to the ground once and went back up. When she fell the second time Carol and Brian moved in to protect her from further attacks which were still being made. It seems likely that their actions saved Mariah’s life, and we’re grateful for their quick thinking and decisiveness.
The rehabbers noted that Mariah had two injuries, one sustained yesterday and another that looked recent. Watchers including Carol, Joyce Miller and Jim P traded notes about their various observations over the holiday weekend, and it seems like Mariah may have last been in command of her territory on Friday. Carol and Joyce reviewed their photos and watch observations from Saturday and both feel confident that the intruding female was at Midtown tower at that time. So Mariah may have sustained her first injury sometime after Noon on Friday, 10 April. As we saw last year and have witnessed at other sites, territory disputes like this can take place over a couple of days. This latest news appears to lend weight to an extended territory dispute.
All of this leads to a lot of uncertainty. Since two falcons attacked Mariah on Sunday, could it the new tiercel have worked with the intruder to attack Mariah on Sunday? If the female intruder is the one that has been seen at the Brighton site recently, what happened to Zephyr, who was seen in her company? Unfortunately there are a lot more questions than answers at this point. Doubtless we’ll get some of those answers as time goes on. For now we’re concentrating on Mariah’s treatment and we’re hopeful for her eventual recovery.
carly:
Oh no, she has been through so much already and now this. I'm so glad they were able to rescue her, long live the Queen!!!
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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