Spring
Origin of her name:
Named in honor of Springbrook Nature Center who cared for her originally until it was determined she was non-releasable - she was then transferred to Willowbrook's education program.
Species:
Falco sparverius (American Kestrel)
Status:
Passed away June 2, 2010
Rescue Story:
Admitted August 11, 2005 with a broken right wing. Cause of injury is not known. She was originally brought to Springbrook Nature Center in Itasca after being captured near Midway Airport April 15, 2005.
All images on this page are also links to high resolution images good for printing.
Favorite Photos:
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Nancy White with an active Spring. |
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Spring on the glove. |
Favorite Stories:
From Anne Marie:
Who could ever forget her reliable, truly ear-piercing screeching EVERY time you tried to get her on the glove.
From Anne Marie:
Fullersburg Earth Day 2009 - I had Spring on the glove in the Education Center. It was a bit noisy and crowded, but Spring was doing alright. All of a sudden, a very large man was running top speed right at us from only about 20 yards away, shouting! He was so big, his footfalls were making the floor shake! I about screamed, but had the presence of mind to put myself between the man and Spring... you can imagine Spring's reaction! She was just a flurry of wings and feathers for the longest time... poor thing. It took me a while to get her calmed down. Turned out the young man was limited mentally, in some way. Essentially he was a three year old in a man's body.... a 6'3", 200+ lbs body! He didn't mean any harm, he just got so excited when he saw Spring on my glove and immediately ran over to get a closer look. The man and his mother stayed and talked with me and Spring for a while... I think the mother wanted us to see her son was harmless... just very big. Turned out to be a very nice encounter. :-)