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SusanE · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:01 am

Great videos. So cute seeing all 4 on the perch together. :grin:

SusanE · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:36 am

UPDATE FROM INDY BLOG: Hatton was found on the ground last night. No details yet as to how he got there or who found him, but whoever did called Animal Control at 9:15 p.m. and they picked him up. The other 3 juvies have been accounted for this morning and are safe.

obxbarb · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:23 am

Great videos Gigi!! I'm sure its an exciting day today. Hopefully everything is ok with Hatton!

Jane · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:55 am

Just had a chance to watch those two great videos. Somebody really had a steady hand to capture those four beauties up there. And I also hope all is OK with Hatton. Very concerned about one of the boys in Harrisburg right now.

SusanE · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 11:00 am

gigi just called to give me an update on Hatton. Apparently it was a building security person who spotted Hatton on the ground last night and called Animal Control. Gigi picked Hatton up from Animal Control this morning around 10:00 a.m. and released him to the 31st floor ledge of Market Tower. He had been checked over and found to have no injuries. Gigi will be on the Channel 6 news!!!

Jane · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 11:16 am

Thanks for that report, Susan. There are a lot of kind hearted people in this world.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64480

Awesome videos....I got a little nervous trying to watch that little guy try and get back in the box...

...and gigi, our celeb again!!! And so appropriate that she be the one to pick up Hatton (he just wanted to see you again, gigi)...ok..what station...I bet we can find the video!!!!

SusanE · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 6:45 pm

http://www.theindychannel.com

It was on the noon news and again at 6 o'clock. I haven't looked for video, but it would be at the above address.

Edit: Found it -->

obxbarb · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:33 pm

Go Gigi!! So Hatton just wanted to say hi. I'm sure you'll be standing under him from now on!

gigi · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:14 pm

This was BEFORE Hatton got himself into a little pickle Monday evening. From the blog:
"Here's another video put together by Duane G - you don't know how much we appreciate all your hard work Duane AND Kathy!

This shows the highlights from Memorial Day as the Patrol watched from the Circle. When the title refers to the juvenile on the south side of the building, it is Hatton that is the star. Note he has a bit of a tantrum when Kinney does a fly-by with prey but doesn't make a stop.

Enjoy! Hopefully smoother days ahead for all. Please, bad storms stay away!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puqbPjjK47o

gigi · **Posted:** Wed Jun 02, 2010 2:56 pm

Stressful today. When I arrived at 6:15 this morning we could locate 3 of 4 juvies. About 10:30 SusanE and another watcher found the 4th juvie [we think female based on huge size] atop the elevator for the parking garage next to Market Tower. We are not sure if her arrival at that destination was a fledge or a fall. At about 11am she took off [definitely flying] and tried to make several unsuccessful landings. The last she was seen was in the vicinity of the One America building nearby. It is a huge complex and we have been unable to locate her. We have alerted our various office watcher volunteers and building security so hopefully she will show up. The One America security apparently found Hatton Monday evening and is committed to helping us out. We can't thank them enough for their efforts to help us.

I had to leave, but plan to head back down shortly. I am sure Susan will have a more detailed report when she returns.

Catbird · **Posted:** Wed Jun 02, 2010 3:42 pm

Thanks, gigi, for the update. It really does sound like a stressful day with one of the juvies missing in action. I hope she will be found - safe and sound - soon.

P.S. It also sounds like you and Hatton were quite the celebrities yesterday. Way to go!

SusanE · **Posted:** Wed Jun 02, 2010 3:56 pm

Thanks for that recap, gigi. While we were trying to locate the one juvie that had taken off, there was a watcher on the Circle who witnessed a short fledge of a juvie from the ledge to the 30th floor ledge on the north side (right around the corner). She said the juvie came fluttering off the ledge and a parent was immediately there to make an assist to the safe landing on the north side.

Kinney was on the perch most of the afternoon and KathyQ made periodic flights -- maybe to try and find her kids. We never saw the other two on the ledge the rest of the afternoon, so they either escaped while we were out searching or were sacked out behind a stanchion.

I got to witness a food transfer earlier in the day which was pretty cool. (Now I must see what has been going on everywhere else on BCAW.)

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64480

WOW...I'm exhausted just reading and watching the last video...WOWOWOWOWOWOW...you ladies get some rest...are you both going down tomorrow?

SusanE · **Posted:** Wed Jun 02, 2010 7:16 pm

Just read on the Indy Blog that the evening crew DID finally see two juvies on the 31st floor ledge and the one on the 30th floor north side has gotten down to the 29th floor. Probably much safer there anyway. So, thank goodness 3 of 4 are located. I was pretty bummed to leave with only one in sight. Will search again tomorrow for the 4th. My legs are really killing me, though. :wink:

The seasoned Peregrine Patrol is really awesome as they know just where to look and can recognize a falcon from a pigeon from 30 stories away. Today when we located the one on the Market Tower garage, it was my Trusty Guide who spotted it, not me. :wink:

Alison · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:31 pm **Posts:** 2776

Thank you for all the updates - I hope the fourth juvie will turn up safely tomorrow, and that they will all stay safe.

gigi · **Posted:** Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:04 pm

SusanE wrote:

Just read on the Indy Blog that the evening crew DID finally see two juvies on the 31st floor ledge and the one on the 30th floor north side has gotten down to the 29th floor. Probably much safer there anyway. So, thank goodness 3 of 4 are located. I was pretty bummed to leave with only one in sight. Will search again tomorrow for the 4th. My legs are really killing me, though. :wink:

The seasoned Peregrine Patrol is really awesome as they know just where to look and can recognize a falcon from a pigeon from 30 stories away. Today when we located the one on the Market Tower garage, it was my Trusty Guide who spotted it, not me. :wink:

We also saw real flying right before I left for the 3rd time. Juvie flew from stanchion 1 to 4 [or was it the other way around?] Anyway, looked good. I'll be down there tomorrow morning again and hopefully #4 [or would it be #1] will make an appearance. Bonnie thinks that Kinney may be watching over this one since we haven't seen lots of him. Hope she is right! Oh, and my legs are killing me too!!

catwoman · **Posted:** Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:00 pm

Thanks Susan & Gigi for watching KathyQ & Kinney's kids & trying to help keep them safe! It must be exhausting, but rewarding!

Alison · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:31 pm **Posts:** 2776

An update today from Laura James-Reim:

Bird on Windshield

Okay folks, gonna make this a separate post at 12:20 pm. Here's a synopsis of events and I ask all downtowners to be on the lookout for this lost bird. This was the bird that could not be found - the other 3 are still on Market Tower.

Patrol members received a report that a bird was on the windshield of a car in the alley that runs behind the telephone building - it is called Pierson Street. The folks who saw the BANDED bird were taking pictures of it when a woman came out of the building and took off in the car WITH THE BIRD ON THE WINDSHIELD. The individuals taking the picture did not see which way the woman turned on Ohio - east or west - but the bird was still on the windshield.

Patrol members have looked in the immediate area but no luck. No telling how far the bird hung on. The bike peregrine patrol may have to take over.

I know what is running through all your minds now - I have said some things and asked some questions that will probably never be answered. If you feel the need to vent, maybe write it out on a piece of paper or type it out on the computer but please don't submit it to the blog.

Let's still be hopeful. We lost a bird on top of a bus one year (Diane) and she later showed up on a building. True story. These birds are smart and resourceful and courageous. If you see this banded falcon, please contact Richard at 317-697-9922 or myself at 317-403-5503. Thanks everyone.

I won't comment on this except to say that I am hoping for the best for this juvie to be found alive and safe.

Beth · **Posted:** Thu Jun 03, 2010 1:43 pm

Goodness, lots of action in Indy the past few days...

Thanks to everyone for the boot-reports, videos, updates and photos!!

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