Hi Ruth/Denny/tweeters,

Great stories about both the murrelet and the peregrine!

Since Ruth wrote that it was difficult to find a place to take the
injured falcon I thought I should mention that if you ever have need of
place to take an injured bird feel free to give the PAWS Wildlife Center
a call at 425-787-2500 ext. 817. Also a list of contact information for
wildlife rehabilitators in the central and northern Puget Sound regions
can be found on the PAWS website here:
http://www.paws.org/wildlife/rehabilitators/.

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Kevin Mack
Naturalist, PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
425-787-2500 ext. 854
P.O. Box 1037 Lynnwood, WA 98046

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From: Ruth and/or Patrick Sullivan [mailto:godwit513 at msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 7:33 PM
To: TWEETERS at u.washington.edu; Denny Granstrand
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Ancient Murrelet is happy to be back in the
water!


Hello Denny and tweeters,
What a happy ending,that the Ancient Murrelet got saved and mad it
well in to the Puget Sound Waters.What one success story this is.Despite
the long drive and here the bad roads,what are even now dominating the
news all day.It took one great caring person what did the extra step and
caring to saving a wild bird.
It was the 26th of February 2002, I believe that we birded Skagit for
the Falcated Teal.An one of the roads we spotted a injured Falcon.We
stopped and we know that this was a young Peregrine .By this time more
cars approached where I stopped all cars to make sure that there would
avoid this injured bird ,otherwise there would smash this bird
completely.Every one was nice and avoided this bird.We trying to pick
the bird up,but he don't let us as he was trying to run of ,but barley
could made few stops.I always keeping a blanket in my car,what we pulled
over his head and tan slowly picket the bird up,and drove to the next
store we could find to get a big box to put this bird in and cover the
blanket so he could not get out of the box.From a local we found out
where Bud Anderson lives,so we figured this would be no trouble at all
and But would know where to get help for this injured bird.It so happen
that Bud was out of town,his dad told us.By this time it gotten to dark
and we drove home with this Falcon.We had a big Dog cage and we trying
to give him some water.The next morning we got on the phone and called
several places and no one wanted this bird.But after few hours we got
desperate and I called Dennis Paulson to ask if he recommend anything
where we can get help for this Falcon.He recommended the Woodland Park
Zoo.We called first and it looked good ,since there told us to bring
this bird.But after a long drive to find the right department there was
a mistake and there could not by thee rules take this bird in.But the
give us the Address from the SARVEY Wildlife Center outside Everett.How
relieved we where that was one of the moments I will never forget.We was
allowed to staying when there took x-ray,what showed no broken bones or
wings,but very bruised up.So we left so relieved that this bird probable
survive his injury.After a month I got a letter in the mail telling us
that the bird was a young female and that there released this bird close
where we found it.There also sent us a photo of this bird ( sorry but I
can not find it right now.)
When we had problem finding the right place for this Falcon to get
help,I kind of thinking,but not mention that when you picking something
wild up,there is a little trouble to finding the right agency what would
take a wild bird.There also bee many times we rescue some Alcids on the
beach what being stranded .Last moth when we birded with birders from
the east coast to finding Snowy Plovers.We found a Common Murre on
Midway Beach stranded.With the help from Jim Pruske we taken the Murre
to the water,and he was swimming of as we watched this.I am sure that
there are a lot of birders what can tell stories like this it is so
amazing that some of the birds will survive with our help.--- Original
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From: "Denny Granstrand" <dgranstrand at charter.net
<mailto:dgranstrand at charter.net> >
To: <TWEETERS at u.washington.edu <mailto:TWEETERS at u.washington.edu> >
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 4:32 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Ancient Murrelet is happy to be back in the water!