Bullied Baby Falcon Is Adorable

Photo by Terry Sheridan/1010WINS

Will the pigeon bullying story be a plot line in an upcoming 30 Rock? The NY Post talked to Morgan Pitts, who rescued the baby falcon from the gang of birds in Greenpoint; he's an assistant prop master at the show, and his first course of action was to bring the little one over to Silvercup Studios, where a friend's wife at the Animal Medical Center was called. The American kestrel has been named Alice Cooper for the markings around its eyes (a moniker that's bound to toughen it up), and it's sex is not yet known—one of the vets saying, "I love this bird. He or she is so cute." Agreed.

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on August 18, 2009 10:38 AM

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felixthecat2

neat story , falcon was saved from bird killer Bloomberg

Snoopy

Bloomberg doesn't have the balls to shoot geese or cats. He's kind of a "go do it" kind of guy.

McAwesome

Bobby Horvath is a GREAT resource for making sure this little kestral grows up into a pigeon-sized mouse-eater.

http://citybirder.blogspot.com/2009/07/kestrels-in-prospect-park.html

Rob, who runs City Birder, will know how to get in touch with Bobby.

luvmotel

Thank you Morgan Pitts for saving this bird, who would have thunk you had it in you :P

silver

Kill that blood thirsty murderer before be kills more innocent animals.

ides_of_march

This time next year he'll be eating those thug pigeons in Greenpoint.

Snoopy

One other thing, American kestrels tend to be female, while American falcons tend to be male. Also no self respecting American falcon would paint their toe nails. I mean they could if they wanted but the other falcons would have a bit of nervousness around him.

Snoopy

Lesson one for veterinarian to determine the sex of the bird. Turn bird upside down. Lesson two. Look at bottom of bird.

Go get them pigeons and geese Alice or Allen Cooper!

Seminepateama

yeah.....except birds don't have external genitalia.

robingee

You tell the vet, he probably doesn't know as much as you!

areacode212

Just FYI, Alice Cooper is a dude.

Snoopy

Sorry I didn't realize that. Why would he use a girlie name? To impress his friends at the senior prom and hope to get a kiss?

MrManhattan

"Why would he use a girlie name?"

Probably to differentiate himself from all the other snake wielding, guillotine decapitating rock and roll monsters in their 4th decade of fame.