SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, November (2014)-March (2015)

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

SWINWK wrote:

"Over the coming weeks" :girlsad3:

Hi, Swinwk - thanks again for all of your updates.
Just found this on WINK FB page (Ft. Myers TV station)
Pic of Ozzie at CROW: https://www.facebook.com/winknewstv/pho ... =3&theater

Beth · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 12:35 pm

Facebook info...
CROW - Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc.

Ozzie is still currently being examined by CROW hospital staff but here are a few details that we can share. He has wounds on his back and near his hip most likely received while fighting for his nest a few days ago. He has a broken toe that has already started to heal but this is a concern because he needs to hunt for food and defend himself. X-rays of Ozzie will be taken later this afternoon and we will post more updates as they come in.

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12716

Thanks you all ... here's a report from WINK news that is a little more revealing:

Be sure to read the article ... Dr. Barron predicted he would be back ...

gigi · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 1:18 pm

Hoping for the best for Ozzie, and truthfully, I don't know what the "best" is. Also wonder where M15 is...

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

Thank YOU, Swinwk, good info, fingers crossed.
:5val:

Beth · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 1:47 pm

TY Swinwk...

You are right Carly!
Welcome home Gigi!

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12716

Some people refer to the new sub adult as Slim ... off to work shortly ... will watch for your updates ...

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

Crow FB page update:
(not sure if this link will work... sorry)
https://www.facebook.com/CROWClinic/pho ... =3&theater

Try this link: https://www.facebook.com/CROWClinic/pos ... 8056152852

(I just read a recent update and can't find it!)

Beth · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:32 pm

It works bonbon - ty...
We will try and update Swinwk-but you are the
SW update Queen and we thank you very much!!

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

Awww, thanks... I'm so worried about this, and Harriet and M15... (and I hate when people get all worked up about these birds and here I am, with tons of stuff I have to get done!)
Swinwk has been so wonderful keeping us up to date with Vicki's reports - I've depended on them daily!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63312

Beth · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 4:47 pm

Facebook update...

CROW - Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc.

Ozzie has two broken toes, one in each foot.
The good news is, he does not have any additonal broken bones or fractures.
We should know in the coming days how long he will need to recover at CROW.
We will continue to keep you posted.
As always, thanks for your support.

Pics...
https://www.facebook.com/CROWClinic

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

Thanks, Beth!
Here's a news report (approx. 3:15pm)
http://www.news-press.com/story/life/ou ... /72963674/
(click the pictures under the headline)

He's a tough old bird! :flirty:

Beth · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 4:56 pm

Good article bonbon-ty!!

Last two sentences in the story...

"He's a tough old guy," Barron said. "Man, I'm impressed with how well he does for an old guy with these kinds of wounds."

Ozzie will be at CROW at least three weeks, spokesman Kenny Howell said.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63312

Beth, thanks for the update and for the link, bonbon...WOW...I can't believe how many pictures they were allowed to take during his exam. Bless his heart!!

I wish they had a female in rehab, too...maybe they could hit it off and become a loving couple..

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

How old is Ozzie? On the SWFE cam site it's vague. Someone on FB said 30!
(Don't know how dependable that is!)

Beth · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 5:17 pm

In the article bonbon the guy said:

>the 20-plus-year-old bird :)

bonbon · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2015 8:04 pm **Posts:** 2210

Beth wrote:

In the article bonbon the guy said:

>the 20-plus-year-old bird :)

Thanks!

Beth · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 5:28 pm

I wasn't sure of his age so glad you asked.
What a great Eagle :loveheart2:

Hope for the best for him...

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12716

Thanks for the updates you all! The cams were installed today! Here's what Harriet did this morning:

Ground Observations by Wskrsnwings: Monday, September 28, 2015

6:00-7:05 I am at the nest. Harriet vocalized twice right after my arrival. She is perched on an upper branch of the nest tree and the SA (sub adult) is perched on the attic branch. Harriet is very vocal and the SA vocalizes briefly.
7:06-7:15 The SA hops to the edge of the nest and then into the nest. Harriet initiates warning vocals and the SA vocalizes back but still enters the nest. The vocalizing continues. The SA is not in the nest long and hops back out to an outer branch. Harriet is quieter but still vocalizing. The SA launches to the attic and turns on the branch to face south.
7:18 A juvenile eagle flies through the west pasture zig zagging to the SW and out of sight. Harriet vocalized briefly as it entered and exited the pasture area.
7:20-7:30 Harriet preens and vocalizes. The SA perches quietly.
7:31-7:45 The SA vocalizes an alert and flies quickly to the NNE. Harriet vocalizes softly and is watching to the east. She preens, zips, rouses, scratches, vocalizes and perches with her foot out over the branch.
7:46-8:10 Harriet looks west and SW and flies quickly to the SW, perching in a tree near the cell tower. The SA flies there and lands on another branch of the tree. I can hear Harriet vocalizing from over at the nest. That's Harriet - loud vocals!! An adult eagle with food lands on the cell tower as Harriet flies over there. The SA returns to the nest tree and Harriet is preening and vocalizing in a tree across the road.
8:10-8:25 Harriet and the adult on the cell tower vocalize at times to one another. Harriet moves down the branch vocalizing and flies to a tree closer to the cell tower.
8:26-8:45 The SA flies back over from the nest tree toward Harriet and breaks the branch it tries to land on, sending it flying to a back tree. The SA returns to a tree to Harriet's left and perches higher than her. The SA flies toward the cell tower and glides back around. Both Harriet and the adult on the cell tower vocalize at the SA. The SA flies right toward Harriet and perches just above and beside Harriet. Harriet flies at the SA and knocks it off the branch. The SA goes to another tree and Harriet flies there too. Harriet perches below him with her wings half spread and vocalizing. Harriet flies, vocalizing, to another tree. The SA stays where it was perched.
8:45-9:00 The SA flies back over to the nest tree and perches in an upper branch. Harriet watches the area around her and vocalizes some and preens.
9:00 I am headed home. Our eagles live free and for the goal of propagating their species. A wise woman told me today that watching eagles live their lives makes their successes that much sweeter and brings home how fragile life can be. Be safe Harriet, heal well Ozzie and return soon M15.

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