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AZ / Phoenix - 2016-17
Alison:
--- Quote from: burdi on June 04, 2016, 16:24 ---Does anyone know if the chick was checked by a vet after that dangerous fall???
I'm not seeing any movement in the chick, and getting very worried. ???
Just feeling very sad right now....
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It sounds as if the chick was taken to be checked out.
As you may all know, this morning the peregrine chick fell from the nest. Earlier this afternoon, it was recovered and taken for an examination. It appears to be in good health and is expected to to be returned to the nest later afternoon.
When I checked the site a while ago, the chick was back in the nest and was being protected by Dad. Dad spread his wings completely over the chick at one point.
Dad has been panting heavily. However, I have not seen any movement from the chick. I am very concerned. I hope the Wildlife people are monitoring this situation.
Hoping for the best.
burdi:
I have no doubt the extreme heat has contributed to what happened, but hopefully the parents will survive the heat, along with their stress.
Mom hasn't come by yet, at least as far as I've seen. This is terribly heartbreaking.
The Peregrine Chick:
I haven't been on the Phoenix cam - how long was it between the time he fell and when he was brought back to the box? Long enough to get checked out by a vet? And shock is not something you can see on an exam or x-ray but it can kill birds later on.
Looking at the temperature forecast posted earlier on this thread, I think that would be a greater concern - peregrine chicks rely on getting all their moisture from the food their parents bring them, so dehydration would be a big concern. Heck, I worry about our chicks at the Radisson in the hot afternoon sun but fortunately, by the time the sun starts to really get hot in June, the chicks are able to move in/out of the shade in the box, their parents are good about providing shade and it fortunately doesn't last long and when it is gone, the chicks can hang out/sleep out on the balcony and catch whatever breeze there may be. And it isn't much easier for the adults, they can only pant to thermoregulate so they tend to hang out in the shade, preferably shade and a breeze or they end up having a bath somewhere which does cool them down but I can't say how easy that kind of bath might be possible in the Phoenix area ....
Hopefully there will be an update later ...
burdi:
Dad looks like he's grieving. :'(
Wouldn't it be standard procedure to have a chick Vet checked after a hard fall like that? ???
burdi:
Does anyone know if the chick was checked by a vet after that dangerous fall???
I'm not seeing any movement in the chick, and getting very worried. ???
Just feeling very sad right now....
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