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Karhy Clark Visits to Medicate our Young Falcons

On May 2, 2023 Kathy Clark, NJDEP Fish & Wildlife, Cathy Malok, The Raptor Trust and JD Stamler, Trailside Park Naturalist visited this eyrie (nest of a bird of prey) to medicate all young for trichomoniasism, which is a pigeon borne disease that can be transferred to young falcons and be deadly. As we have already seen pigeon prey come into the nestbox, this treatment is crucial to the survival of this brood. The live stream continued during this treatment, and falcon cam viewers were made aware that the adults would be upset by their arrival on the rooftop. The young were removed from the nestbox for treatment and then placed back shortly thereafter. The adults returned once all human disturbance ended.  The whole process took about 10-15 minutes.

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