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Posted: 9:37 PM Dec 2, 2008
Falcon Released to Wild in Charleston
A bird of prey raised by people was returned to the wild Tuesday morning. The falcon was let go at the State Capitol Complex.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A bird of prey raised by people was returned to the wild Tuesday morning.
The falcon was let go at the State Capitol Complex. Keepers with Three Rivers Avian Center have been taking care of the bird since it was rescued from a bridge near the Pennsylvania//New Jersey border in May.
Handlers think the falcon may join up with a couple of other falcons hanging out near Oakwood Road. The release was part of a five-year bird rescue operation that's taking place in West Virginia's New River Gorge.
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Posted by: Wendy Perrone
on Dec 3, 2008 at 11:42 AM
The young peregrine falcon is part of an ongoing peregrine restoration project, a collaborative effort between Three Rivers Avian Center, the WV Department of Natural Resources, the New River Gorge National Park Service, the College of William & Mary, and wildlife officials from PA & NJ. He was hatched in late April on the Walt Whitman Bridge in PA, where he sustained an injury to his left back toe which took several months to heal properly. Since these birds have long migrations(sometimes circling the globe in less than a year)it really does not matter if we let him go in the wilderness or at the Capitol. The Capitol was chosen because there is plenty of his natural prey available at the River (pigeons, ducks, etc) and because there are two other falcons from the Project who are seen in the immediate vicinity on a regular basis. Visit our web page for more information on the project: www.tracwv.org. -Wendy Perrone Three Rivers Avian Center Peregrine Restoration Project Coordinator
Posted by: Brian
on Dec 3, 2008 at 09:11 AM
That's a beautiful site to see one of those awesome little birds of prey survive an incident and get released.
Posted by: Ummm...
on Dec 3, 2008 at 08:16 AM
Wow Glenn, how much have you had to drink? I can't understand a thing that you were trying to say.... Anyways, I know that there are several of these birds living in the Parkersburg area and they are doing fine. I agree that the place of release is a bit strange, but I assume it was more of a symbolistic idea.
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