She's back! We have three lively eyasses on the ledge again. Last evening, the female that was taken from the ledge during banding, to be treated for frounce, was reunited with her siblings. The banding team returned to the ledge to take her home and also to give a preventive dose of medication (for frounce) to the other two young. All appear to be in great health. We thank the vets and staff at the Animal Health Department at Woodland Park Zoo for successfully curing her and also the staff at the Raptor Center at the zoo for their assistance.
She was gently placed in the nest box, but immediately jumped out to yell at her handlers. Bell was furious at another intrusion into her domain. The score was Bell 6+, intruders 0, as she hit both men on the ledge three times each and flew off with a hat. After the intruders left, the three eyasses jockied a bit for position in the nest box, two took walks down the ledge, outside the light bar, and then all settled back into the normal routines of rapidly changing eyasses. Eating, sleeping, preening, wing flapping, and walking around are the main activities on their daily agendas, for the time being. Soon, they'll also be flying.
