Transport needed for broadwing hawk from Lake Placid NY to Green Bay, WI

[121mhz]

based on this week's weather and Nina being out of town from 17-24 Oct, it looks like we should aim for the week of the 24th to get this transport done.

[Adkwildvet]

Good news, all - we received the FWS permit to transfer the bird.

So any day that is good for the weather for you will work for me - possibilities include:

1. Tomorrow (10/15) from Plattsburgh (I have to be up there ~11am), Lake Placid ~8:30am, or Saranac Lake/Lake Clear after 3pm

2. Saturday anytime

3. Sunday from Albany ~9isham (I'll be driving south that day).

4. 10/24 or after from SLK, LKP, PBG, or Glens Falls, depending on the day (my work scheduled is variable).

5. Alternatively...I can ask a friend of mine to get it to SLK or LKP while I'm gone (10/17-10/23) if that works out better for you.

Another possibility...the flight could be broken into 2 days if needed. The bird will be fed before I take it to the airport, and it could stay in the kennel at one pilot's house overnight. Then it could get a morning flight to Green Bay, and would be fed again shortly after arriving at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary. Raptors only eat once a day, so it would be fine, and the bird is in very good condition.

Please let me know what you want me to do.
Thanks!
~Nina

[abiewenga]

I would be available next week on Monday (10/25), Thursday (10/28), or Saturday (10/30). I could meet at 3CK around 4PM central time if that works for the other legs.

[Adkwildvet]

Sorry for the delay in responding - I'm just getting back to internet again.

Pretty cloudy & rainy here in NY today. Thurs looks better, but weather in Green Bay looks showery. Sat looks wet in SLK, but just cloudy in Green Bay.

If we choose Thurs, I can do either SLK before 8am, or PBG at ~9:15am (I have to be up in Plattsburgh for a meeting at 9:30).

Please let me know when & where to bring the bird, depending on how you are comfortable with the weather.

Thanks!
~Nina

[abiewenga]

Thursday would be great for me. We will have to keep an eye on the weather. I can no longer do Saturday but Sunday would work for me if weather on Thursday is bad.

[Adkwildvet]

Hi all,

The weather looks reasonably good here in NY and a bit cloudy in Green Bay tomorrow.

Is it possible to do schedule the flight for the hawk tomorrow? I can bring it to either SLK or PBG in the morning.

Or would you prefer to wait for another day?
Thanks,
~Nina

[Skydogcaptain]

I am very sorry but I won't be able to make the southern Michigan to 3CK trip this week. I would be available again only Nov 6, so if this trip I still needed then please let me know.

[mrawatson]

Tomorrow (Thursday) works for me, weather depending. Plane is located at KLPR just west of Cleveland this week.

[Adkwildvet]

So...if tomorrow works for you all with the weather & time (except Skydogcaptain), it looks like we have:

1. 121mhz = SLK to KLPR
2. mrawatson = KLPR to ???
3. abiwenga or tomprout = ??? to KGRB

121mhz, Allie (abiwenga), and tomprout, will this work? Or do we need to wait for skydogcaptain to do the leg from KIRS to 3CK?

Tomorrow, I can bring the bird to either SLK or PBG in the morning, whichever is better for 121mhz.

If tomorrow doesn't work, Friday also looks good here weather-wise, but it sounded like some of you weren't available then. So possibly Sunday, depending on the weather?

Thanks,
~Nina

[pturecek]

Hi Nina—I’ll hopefully be flying the leg with Dan (121mhz)(I’m a huge raptorphile!). What is the max altitude the bird can handle? I know they migrate as high as 4,000-5,000’.