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(Message started by: Denise on May 2^nd, 2004, 12:37am)

Title: Found in the city - what is this?
Post by Denise on May 2^nd, 2004, 12:37am

Hello!

A friend and I found this bird next to a construction site in Causeway Bay a few days ago:

http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/webcreeper/News/bird1%20040502.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/webcreeper/News/bird2%20040502.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/webcreeper/News/bird3%20040503.jpg

We think it's a juvenile because it couldn't fly or even stand properly, but I don't know much about the birds of Hong Kong and am curious what species this is. I've never seen a bird like this before! Is it common?

Thank you for your help! :)

Denise

Title: Re: Found in the city - what is this?
Post by Denise on May 2^nd, 2004, 12:39am

Sorry the pictures don't seem to be working! I guess I had better link to them instead.

http://img27.photobucket.com/albums/v80/denisec/journal/animaloptica/bird1.jpg
http://img27.photobucket.com/albums/v80/denisec/journal/animaloptica/bird2.jpg
http://img27.photobucket.com/albums/v80/denisec/journal/animaloptica/bird3.jpg

Thank you, and sorry about the broken pictures!

Denise

Title: Re: Found in the city - what is this?
Post by carmen on May 2^nd, 2004, 8:43am

I think it is a koel(juvenile). ::)
Koel is a common bird in Hong Kong.
carmen :)

Title: Re: Found in the city - what is this?
Post by Denise on May 2^nd, 2004, 1:01pm

Thanks, Carmen!

I've just done a bit of research on the koel - so that's what happens to your children when you don't look after them yourself! ;)

Denise

PS. Thank you for fixing my pictures, Webcreeper!

Title: Re: Found in the city - what is this?
Post by Webcreeper on May 2^nd, 2004, 8:05pm

So what happened to the poor bird?

Title: Re: Found in the city - what is this?
Post by Denise on May 3^rd, 2004, 6:08pm

We're not really sure - when we checked back a few hours later, it had disappeared! :o

I don't know what happened to it...I hope it didn't get carried off by a cat or something. :'(

Denise

Title: Re: Found in the city - what is this?
Post by Webcreeper on May 3^rd, 2004, 8:40pm

I hope it has survived.

We can give injured or stranded birds a better chance by reporting the case immediately to the AFCD (tel. 2150 6927 or 2150 6990) or the Kadoorie Farm (2488 1317)

Here are some success stories:

麻鷹撞牆受傷
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Conservation;action=display;num=1081897948

貓頭鷹受傷獲救
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Conservation;action=display;num=1081460170

餓鷹飛不起餵飽振翅飛
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Conservation;action=display;num=1079187758

褐魚鴞阿森　Sam the Brown Fish Owl
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Conservation;action=display;num=1070720682

Title: Re: Found in the city - what is this?
Post by Denise on May 3^rd, 2004, 11:54pm

Thanks for the links, Webcreeper, I really enjoyed them - especially the one about Sam the Brown Fish Owl! He really is a striking bird. I'd LOVE to see one in person!

I've written down the phone numbers you gave me...I'd never have thought to call a hotline for help! It's a pity because last summer I found a baby Tree Sparrow that definitely needed help. (Click here (http://www.idenise.net/weblog/week_2003_07_06.php#001241) if you'd like to read about it...it's quite sad.)

Denise

Title: Re: Found in the city - what is this?
Post by Webcreeper on May 4^th, 2004, 11:52pm

The numbers are not hotlines to be exact, but I think they would provide help when needed.

Welcome to BBS membership! :)