In case someone has not responded to you privately here is what I suggest
you do. It may be a good reference to anyone else that rescues a
injured\orphaned wild animal.

Take the falcon ASAP to a PAWS facility, first thing in the morning. Don't
feed it or give it water. If it has internal damage which you should not be
the judge of, allowing it to ingest food could hurt it. Make sure there is
some sort of heating source (local) like a small heating pad so the falcon
can regulate its own heat. Keep all disturbances away from the bird e.g.
dogs, cats, people, everything. Place the cage in a well ventilated space.
Cover the cage when you transport the falcon to PAWS to keep it calm, they
prefer flying to driving. Don't get pulled over, it is illegal to possess a
wild falcon and you will have some explaining to do. Try to avoid handling
the injured raptor. There are two places to turn over the bird. One in
Lynnwood and one in McCleary.

http://www.paws.org/about/contact/location/index.html

McCleary
Street address
1393 Mox-Chehalis Road
McCleary, WA 98557
360-495-3337

OWC Hours
April - September
Sunday thru Saturday - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

October - March
Sunday thru Saturday - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Lynwood:
Street address
Progressive Animal Welfare Society
15305 44th Ave. West
Lynnwood, WA 98037
425-787-2500

Wildlife Hours
April - September
Sunday thru Saturday - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

October - March
Sunday thru Saturday - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.




----- Original Message -----
From: "Ruth Sullivan" <godwit at worldnet.att.net>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 6:56 PM
Subject: Falcated Duck and injured Peregrine Falcon


> Hello Tweets,
>
> Today my mother and I ventured north taking advantage of the good weather
to
> attempt to relocate the FALCATED DUCK near Samish Island,after hearing
that
> it was last seen flying over the dike towards Padilla Bay after 3:30pm on
> the 21st by a few observers as noted on the latest Birdbox transcription
> onto Tweeters. Communication among birders on the 22nd and 23rd could have
> been better, but our efforts paid off upon our third attempt.We gained
> access to the dike bordering Padilla Bay immediately west of the West 90
> ponds parking lot where the male Falcated Duck was well observed at 1pm
> offshore in our Leica spotting scope swimming mainly by itself, but near a
> small flock of Am.Wigeon and observed for 20 minutes before flying off to
> the north. The bird could not be relocated after 1:22pm,despite a walk
along
> the dike as far north as the Padilla Bay Greenhouse and a fairly quality
> search through good numbers of Am.Wigeon close to shore. The male Falcated
> Duck was immediately located by the noticeably larger,stockier structure
> compared to the nearby Am.Wigeons with minor details and features noted in
> our binoculars, then ALL the main key features were observed during the 20
> minute observation, but the bird never came inshore more than 20 yards in
> the fairly rough water during our visit, but views of the bird were still
> good. We thank Keith Brady upon his personal information regarding his
> experience of the Falcated Duck that was noted at Tofino on Vancouver
Island
> in January 1995,mainly telling us that the bird was observed on saltwater.
> Other species noted during our visit at the West 90 ponds and associating
> dike included:
>
> 1 male Common Teal
> 42+ Eurasian Wigeons
> 1 "Harlan's"Red-tailed Hawk
> 5 Rough-legged Hawks(4 light-morph birds,1 dark-morph bird)
> 1 adult Peregrine Falcon
> 26 Savannah Sparrows
> 3 Lincoln's Sparrows
>
>
> We started our day in Blaine at 8:45am along Marine Drive, where weather
> conditions were very calm and the sky clear and sunny. We observed the
> first-year YELLOW-BILLED LOON at 9am at the west end of Marine Drive at
the
> mouth of Drayton Harbor amongst 12 Common Loons and up to 92 Pacific Loons
> offshore,presumably the same individual observed by Marv Breece,Jack
Kitner
> and others most recently. Other highlights along Marine Drive during our
> visit included:
>
> 12 Red-throated Loons
> 7 Eared Grebes
> 28+ Long-tailed Ducks(Oldsquaw)
> 1 Marbled Godwit(observed from Marine City Park foraging on the exposed
> mudflats)
>
> We continued south heading towards the Samish Flats and rescued a immature
> Peregrine Falcon along Cook Rd., after it was chased by a Common Raven
then
> hit a high trailer and was immediately grounded. The bird appeared stunned
> and obtained some partial bleeding, but we felt compelled to rescue the
> bird, as it would have easily been struck by another vehicle on the road.
We
> attempted to locate and deliver the bird to Bud Anderson at his residence
> near the town of Bow, but he was unavailable and out of town. We obtained
a
> large enough box to hold the bird, hoping to help the bird partially
recover
> as it seemed to help and the bird kept quite all day,until we arrived home
> in Tacoma and placed the bird in a large cage. We are unfamiliar in what
> exactly to feed this bird, as it seems to have greatly recovered, but it
> could have internal injuries unseen. The bird is very alert and wary of
our
> closeness, and does not show any physical injuries upon it's structure. We
> think the bird is physically healthy, but should be checked by a
> professional.
>
>
> Good birding,
>
> Ruth and Patrick Sullivan
> GODWIT at worldnet.att.net
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