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Remembering Buckeye 1996 - 2009

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Cecilia

Thu Nov 19 2009, 10:52

Joined: Fri Feb 03 2006, 03:28
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From the home page, posted by Harvey Webster of The Cleveland Museum of Natural History:

On Tuesday, November 17th at 5:17 p.m.: Buckeye - 1996-2009
I am very sad to report that Buckeye was found on a sidewalk by West 3rd and Huron Rd in downtown Cleveland this afternoon and died in transit to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. It appears that he sustained fatal head injuries. He had a long and distinguished career at the Terminal Tower with Zenith and S/W and sired many, many young.

On Wednesday, November 18th at 8:16 a.m.: Buckeye Update
To follow up on my last post, this is what I know. A lady walking on West 3rd and Huron found Buckeye on the sidewalk clearly in distress and barely responsive. She covered him with her coat and contacted me at the Museum about 1:40 pm on Tuesday, 11/17/09. She offered to transport Buckeye to the Museum so that we could assess his condition and expedite his transportation to the Medina Raptor Center or Lake Metroparks Clinton Wildlife Center. When she arrived at the Museum around 2:10 pm Buckeye had already expired. I confirmed his identity by the R/K color band and notified the Ohio Division of Wildlife. We will have a necropsy performed at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo today. However it is clear that, without a mark on his body and blood streaming from his mouth, Buckeye sustained a fatal head injury consistent with a window or building collision. A necropsy might reveal if there were any underlying health issues. My examination suggested he was in good health and plumage with no sign of other conditions or injuries that might have contributed to his death.

I will be spending time at the Terminal Tower this afternoon to assess the work being done on the ledge and I will keep an eye out for S/W.

This is is a difficult time of transition for all of us falcon enthusiasts who have become so attached to the lives of Buckeye, S/W and their offspring. This is also a time of transition for S/W. It is my hope that her long term attachment to this very successful site will hold and she will recruit a new mate in the coming weeks or months.

I will keep you updated with any news.

Cecilia

Thu Nov 19 2009, 10:53

Joined: Fri Feb 03 2006, 03:28
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Please use this thread to post your favorite Buckeye photos, as well as family history information.

jackie

Thu Nov 19 2009, 12:26

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Joined: Sat Mar 25 2006, 07:39
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Such a beautiful and talented flyer only to meet his demise with a collision...very sad. I too hope SW stays at the Tower.

Juanita

Thu Nov 19 2009, 12:27

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Joined: Sun Mar 26 2006, 11:05
Posts: 193

Thank you, Cecilia, for the message.

I cannot express how devasted I am on the passing of this great tiercel.

I loved this little guy. I really did always refer to him as: "Buckeye, my baby boy".

I remember when he and his brothers hatched in 1996 on the 41st floor of the Rhodes State Office Tower. The students of Hawthorne Elementary School (Westerville school district) named all 4 male chicks.

Fifth-grader Ashley Cunningham named Buckeye. Buckeye's brothers were: Stealth, Eddie (after the Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George) and Cliffhanger.

Buckeye hit into the Amercian Electric Power building in the 2nd week of July 1996. He was sent to the University of Minnesota's Raptor Center for rehab.

Here is a photo of his father, Bandit. After the loss of Bandit, it was like seeing Bandit again since Buckeye was the very image of his Dad.