Whity Free Press, We<*iesday. October 2n. l&S.3, Page 5 Falcon takes one-way ffght during bird show A falcon from a Severni Bridge, Ont. bird farm is on the loase agan this time in Whitby.. Te saker falcon, from the Golden Creek Bird Farmn, was part of a bird show presentation at Bellwood Public Sèhool Oct. 8. As p r f the show, handlers turn trhe bird loose -- for a return Mu this falcon didn't corne back, flying ta a nearby tree, "in hiding» from a red-tailed hýawk that was circling the area, according ta Rosemary Mitchell, Grade 2 acher at the school. Bird farm owner Dirk Hoos- t erey says is the fifth time this year that the falcon hasn't retur- nedBu he s always been found -- until now. "tJsually he goesta, somebody's bouse and expecta to, be fed,» says Hoesterey about the Euro- pean falcon mostly brown in colour and l~e size of the pere- grine falcon. The bird is valued at about $2,000. During shows, other birds often take off, too. uGenerally, we always gt them back,» says Hoesterey, «but that's in more rural areas near here (Severn Bridge) where we are more well- known.» Hoesterey says it isn't bard ta, miss this falcon, as it bas a bell and leather strap on one af its lphyusually don't 90 toa far,», he says, but adds that if the falcon has.left town, it can easily caver 200 ta 300 miles a day. Anyone spotting the falcon cari cali 1-705-689-9550. r.......... A local Ploneer Kids Club bas raised $1,130 for a Whitby girl recovering fram an accident. Emma Griffith, 11, is recovering from a Sept. 2 auto accident which left her in a coma and with two broken legs. She received a giant cheque for $1.130 ftrm the Pioneer Kida Club. at Whitby Christian Assembly Church on Oct. 10. The club put on a bake sale Oct. 2 at Whitby Mail to raise money for Griffith's fainily ta help with costs as a resuit of. the accident. aifl~4M;k! $50