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I am not sure South Bend has an organized group like some nest sites have. Carole, the rehabber, goes, but she has duties back at her place, Owl Acres. Here is an article that appeared about her some time ago. A lot of work for sure.

Matrix, I wonder if one of the workers saw her hit. Some of the tires on equipment can be huge. Just surmising.

I wondered that maybe it must of been moving... I'm Just upset...

But Thanks!

That could be. Awful no matter what.

OMG.... Terrible news. I'm so tired if sad news. Poor girl fought so hard for box, and was a good mom. So sad. I'm so sorry to all the watchers.

Just seems this box was meant for G & Z only.
RIP sweet Scarlett you were a great mom & mate for the short tome you were here.

So sorry to read this. Fly free, Scarlett.

I just don't know what to say.... We will miss you, sweet Scarlett.

Here is an article from the South Bend Tribune. Apparently Scarlett was hunting and collided with a piece of equipment.


Photo by James Brosher in South Bend Tribune

From the article: A man who witnessed the accident described it to the animal control officer as “just like a bolt coming in,” Riewe said.
“She (Scarlet) just snapped this piece of equipment,” Riewe said, “and course that flipped her onto the ground.”

Very sad.

OMG, this is beyond sad to read

I hear you SGB. When I read the word "snapped", I thought it meant made contact with the tire. I cannot imagine that she broke the tire.

In my experience with rehabbing, you make the best call you can. Often there is nothing that can be done for a head injury other than observe. If we can see an obvious injury, drooping wing, broken leg, things like that, a trip to the vet is definitely in order. Many vets offer their services to rehabbers at little or no charge and they usually do not have the time and resources to do much more. Occasionally the DNR will get involved and pay the vet bill, but this really is not frequent.

The odds are not with this nest the last two years ...... I wondered why I had only seen one adult the last few days ........

Today's ground report: About 2 p.m. I saw a falcon perched on top of the WNIT Tower, turning its head and scanning. It may have been a juvenile.
7:10 p.m. A severe thunderstorm watch here, storm is slated to come in around 8:00-8:30 tonight Eastern Time. I go to look for birds and find Carol and Bill, a fellow member of the (informal) South Bend watch team. Carol pointed out both juvies sitting on an overhang near the top of the Chase Building, and Zeus on top of the City County Building. She said that she hopes the juvies will stay parked there through the storm because then they'll be sheltered from the high winds. She also said that the female has been having some good flights in the last couple of days. Here's hoping everyone will stay put for the next few hours. The worst of the storm should be over by 10 P.M.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT SBWATCHER AND I AM SOOOOO SORRY FOR ALL OF YOU ALLS' LOSS THERE. IT HAS ABSOLUTELY TURNED MY DAY UPSIDE DOWN. I AM SHATTERED AND I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT MUST BE FOR ALL OF YOU!!!

Poor girl! Our nest has been hit hard the past few years. Last year it was the wind. Although South Bend is not an majorly large city, keep in mind these birds are in the midst of the downtown area with lots of traffic, which isn't great for a falcon who dives for food- if they are zoomed in on their prey, they may not see a vehicle in it's path. So sad!

I AM ABOUT TO LEAVE AND WILL BE GONE FOR THE HOURS OF THE EXPECTED STORM HERE. I HOPE OUR BELOVED ZEUS AND BABES MAKE IT THRU THE STORM SAFE AND SOUND!!!

Thank you for the ground report sbwatcher. Encouraging that the female is doing a better job flying. I do hope they are tucked in someplace protected during the storm.

WE LOVE YOU SCARLETT! AND ALONG WITH ZEUS WE ARE WATCHING OVER YOUR YOUNG AND WANTING THE BEST OUTCOME POSSIBLE!!! WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU AND YOUR "BLACKOUT" BABIES!