Barred 1 had a right wing fracture. The humerus was snapped and the two ends were nearly at right angles, with one *thisclose* to piercing the skin to form an open fracture. This was one of those cases where x-rays would have been redundant; it was obvious from a simple manual exam that the bones were too badly displaced to heal for flight. He was humanely euthanized.
Given the predicted crappy weather for this past weekend, I proactively moved the falcon back inside for a few days. She’s not happy inside, as evidenced by her dinged cere, and will be moved back outside this week.
Merry Christmas, y’all!