Hadfield Rescued Again
June 06, 2013 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:
I apologize for the delay in posting, but it has been very hectic. Four young fledgelings can run you off your feet.
When Bill arrived at the Bridge this morning Hadfield was still on the roof of the Hamilton Tower where she was released last night. Around 9 am, the bridge had a full lift and when it came down she was on the bridge sidewalk just out of the way of traffic once again. Back into rescue protocol we go. It must have looked pretty funny to see 3 grown men (David Williams, Barry Cherriere, and Bill McCreadie) chasing this little brown bird down the sidewalk with the traffic whizzing by. Rescue complete. With Hadfield in the rescue cage, she was placed in the work shop for peace and quiet. A call was placed to Mark Nash of CPF. A release would be arranged for later in the day. Around 2:30pm Tracy Simpson from CPF arrived, and so did the rain. It was only 12 degrees. Tracy checked out Hadfield and all appeared well. She was very feisty and not happy to be in the rescue box or the second time and Tracy had the wounds to show for it. Around 7:30 pm tonight she was once again taken to the roof of the Hamilton Tower and released. She immediately started running and flapping along the edge of the tower and jump/flying from one light to the next. We packed up and headed for home around 8:30pm. We felt with all the rain, limited visibility and cold that there wasn’t much more that we could do. Around 8:30 Tracy called to say that Hadfield had taken off once again and was sitting on the highest arch of the Skyway, a good flight and a pretty good landing. Where will she be in the morning???
While we were waiting for Tracy to arrive, Lancaster took to the air. It was an amazing flight with the assistance of Mom and Dad. He landed safely on Burlington Tower Cable Arm bay side. When we left around 8:30pm he was still there.
Unfortunately through the rain and mist we must have missed Sarah’s first flight. After a thorough search, we decided that we had to give up for the night.
Isabelle was still in the nest box.
Photos will follow.
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