2014 SOUTH BEND INDIANA ~ Scarlett & Zeus

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:41 am **Posts:** 12731

ACTUALLY TSUSAN ... I WAS NOT LAUGHING @ YOU ... I DID SEE POSSIBLE BIRD LEGS THRU GAP @ BACK OF ROOF AND IF YOU SAW BIRD FEATHERS FALLING FROM FLUFF ... I JUST REALIZE HOW RIDICULOUS AND FAR-FETCHED IT MAY SOUND TO PEOPLE NOT PRESENT AS WE PIECE TOGETHER THE PUZZLE! :egg11:

Matrix · **Posted:** Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:48 am

Someone or something was in the box this morning... The little stone I circled has been knocked closer to the nest. It has been moved twice since the middle of the month....

marineof2 · **Joined:** Fri May 25, 2012 2:36 pm **Posts:** 112

Hopefully our falcons made it through the storm last night ok! We had 45+ winds and LOTS of thunder and lightning!

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:41 am **Posts:** 12731

HOPE THEY DID TOO, MARINEOF2! :egg19:

sbwatcher · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2014 8:28 pm

I have been looking every time I go through downtown (several times a week ) but have not seen anyone at all. I suspect that if the juvies are still in town; that they are only there in the early morning and towards nightfall. Dad is probably taking his teens out to the woods and the beach, maybe Lake Michigan ?

Marineof2 and SWINK, I think they probably did make through our last storm, since that storm was not as dangerous as the July 1st storm. Also the recent storm was in the middle of the night and they were probably all sheltering somewhere for the night.

I'll keep looking.

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:41 am **Posts:** 12731

SBWATCHER!

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:41 am **Posts:** 12731

MY HEART JUMPED WHEN I OPENED THE CAM AS I SAW A BIRD! BUT, IT TURNS OUT A PRETTY PIGEON IS ON THE PERCH! :egg11:

sbwatcher · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2014 11:43 am

SWINWK wrote:

SBWATCHER!

Yes, it is a rare Sbwatcher sighting ! :woohoo:

Maybe the falcons will "let" the pigeon sublease their pad for the summer, and bring her friends over ........

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:41 am **Posts:** 12731

SHE WAS SO PRETTY AND REGAL! :flirty:

sbwatcher · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:45 am

Hmm maybe I will have to start watching the local pigeons.

Still lots of cleanup and tree removal from the July 1st storm. During the storm I had to take my cat to the basement and keep him in a suitcase on my lap for 35 minutes. He was very good and the next morning when I saw all the trees down so close to my house, I knew that every minute had been worth it.

sbwatcher

Tsusan · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:57 am

Well, sbwatcher, now I have to chuckle... you kept your cat in a suitcase during the storm.. it must be a very compliant cat.... I have 2 cats who dislike small spaces (they think they are going to the vet) but Im sure you and your kitty have an understanding... Tell him thanks for sharing you when you are checking out the falcons for us...

gigi · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:58 am

YIKES! Glad you are all safe!

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:17 pm

sbwatcher wrote:

Hmm maybe I will have to start watching the local pigeons.

Still lots of cleanup and tree removal from the July 1st storm. During the storm I had to take my cat to the basement and keep him in a suitcase on my lap for 35 minutes. He was very good and the next morning when I saw all the trees down so close to my house, I knew that every minute had been worth it.

sbwatcher

I was giggling just thinking about your cat, very good kitty for sure. My cat likes small dark places when the storms come threw here. Glad everything is OK with you both.

Westend old bird · **Joined:** Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:01 pm **Posts:** 958

SB watcher: I had to smile when I read about your cat. I was moving to our new house on Wednesday and only had one carrier for two cats. I only take one cat to the vet at a time. So, we made up a cardboard box to put the calm on in it. Just a half a block for our old house , he went nuts and broke the box apart. He climbed up beside me in the truck and sat on the cup holder between the seats. All the way over to the new house , he just watched the traffic and when he got scared just put his head behind my arm.

Cats don't you just love them more , when they are big babies. :teehee:

Tsusan · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:17 pm

I agree!

marineof2 · **Joined:** Fri May 25, 2012 2:36 pm **Posts:** 112

LOL! Yeah, for the July 1st storm, we had to catch both cats and get them in carriers to take to the basement with us. One doesn't mind it too much, the other one minds it a LOT lol.

marineof2 · **Joined:** Fri May 25, 2012 2:36 pm **Posts:** 112

We have a possible injury :(

Local raptor rehabilitator Carol Riewe is asking downtown residents to keep an eye out for the young male falcon from this year’s nest, as it looks like he has a broken foot or leg.

The falcon, identified by the bands on his leg, was spotted on The Tribune’s roof antenna on Friday afternoon. By the way he was dangling his leg, Riewe and bird bander Mike Jones said his leg is probably broken.

If you find the falcon on the ground or on a rooftop, Riewe said to place a box over the bird so it can’t fly away and to call either her at 574-339-7913 or Jones at 574-360-2304.

Don’t move or touch the bird unless it is in danger, such as in a roadway.

http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/lo ... b2370.html

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:41 am **Posts:** 12731

BE SURE TO ACCESS ABOVE LINK AS THERE IS A PHOTO OF HIM AND HIS FOOT IS HANGING STRAIGHT DOWN, BUT HE IS ABLE TO KEEP HIMSELF ERECT USING THE OTHER TALON WHILE PERCHED. THANKS MARINEOF2 FOR BRINGING US THIS INFORMATION.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64403

OH NO, Darn it...I hope Zeus is still helping out with food, but at this stage of the game, I doubt it. Bless his heart..I hope its not too serious. We've seen them overcome foot/leg injuries before, but for a juvie that isn't the best at hunting, its gonna be tough. I'm pretty impressed that he's perched on such a small spot, though...Let's hope that if its super serious, that he comes to ground soon..and that somebody gets him..

Thanks for letting us know, marineof2

kittenface · **Posted:** Sat Aug 02, 2014 11:28 pm

Prayers for this sweet boy. :cryinggirl:

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