Sometime last night in the early evening – probably between 6:00 and 7:00 PM, Skye, the 2nd of this year’s Peregrine chicks to fledge, met with an accident. He was found standing in the parking lot of the State Office Building with his wing drooping. After capture he was brought to a local Wildlife Rehabilitator. A cursory examination revealed nothing obviously wrong with his wing, but he awaits x-rays and a more thorough examination. At this point we are hopeful that he will be able to be released back into the Downtown territory, but only time will tell. Though official Fledge Watch had ended only the day before, there were observers on the scene, but none of them saw the incident that brought Skye down.
May he have a speedy recovery.
Skye hit my window on the 16th floor of the state office building around 1:00 on Wednesday. I have a picture of him sitting on my ledge after it happened. He sat there for 5 or 10 minutes and then jumped off.
Thank you so much for sharing the picture and information with me. It really helps us to know as much as possible about the falcons activity.