Falco rose to fame after he was spotted on a Fifth Avenue sidewalk the night after he escaped the Central Park Zoo.
‘Flaco’, a Eurasian eagle owl which fled the Central Park Zoo, has died. According to the New York Times, the bird became a local sensation after fleeing the Zoo when someone ripped off his netting. He had made Manhattan his new home.Flaco perished on the night of February 23rd after’striking’ a building on Upper West Side.
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The Wildlife Conservation Society issued an official statement stating that Falco was discovered on the ground, after which the building residents contacted the Wild Bird Fund, who confirmed him dead.According to the New York Post, the 4.1-pound celebrity bird experienced “substantial hemorrhage under the sternum and in the back of the body cavity around the liver” according to the necropsy report.
Fans grieve Flaco Owl’s death
Flaco’s admirers quickly flooded social media with tributes and condolences upon his demise. Manhattan Bird Alert shared a stunning video of Falco on X, stating, “Listen to one of Flaco’s hooting sessions in Central Park’s North Woods. We’ve always found his hoots comforting, a means for him to communicate his existence and vitality—and, in recent months, the only way to find him at night. “Hoot on, Flaco!”
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Another admirer posted a sequence of images from Falco’s monument at 104th and East Drive, captioned “02/24/24 Today at Flaco’s Memorial on 104th and East Drive.”
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“Before his untimely death, my mom (@doreenkassel) memorialized Flaco on one of her hand-painted ceramic pinch pots,” the third member of the public commented. “At Flaco’s Memorial!” “What a stunning photo of Flaco by JacquiUWS,” said another admirer, lamenting Falco’s passing.Falco got to prominence after he was discovered on a Fifth Avenue sidewalk the night after fleeing the Central Park Zoo.
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