21 July, 2007

Seagull Chick Update: 20 July, 2007 

This was taken Thursday morning. I was extremely concerned that the juvenile couldn't fly and it was in a location that I could have reached. My instinct was SCREAMING at me to go get the bird but I didn't. Instead I boarded the ferry and went to work.

The seagull was killed some time Thursday night or early Friday morning.

I found its broken, lifeless body on the rocks on the beach where it usually would hang out. I'm not sure if a raccoon or a dog got it, or if it was surprised by high tide and was slammed into the rocks. It doesn't much matter. I feel as though I failed the little guy.

I'm so very sorry, little bird. You deserved better.

A friend on Flickr suggested I see if Alameda has a harbormaster, which I will look into early next week. I'll also see if there's one for Oakland and, if so, whether they can provide any guidance for how to deal with this the next time.

I have a tremendous respect for the adult seagulls I see now: They made it against some pretty tough odds.

Labels: ferry commuting, grace, seagull chick

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