Deanne Sheehan was walking on Sunday morning when she was summoned to a storm drain by a squawking mama duck in the parking lot on Court street.
When Sheehan looked in the drain there were 9 baby ducklings crying for help.
(Photos submitted by Deanne Sheehan)
City Fire responded quickly to assist mama duck and her 9 ducklings.
After retrieving them from the drain, the ducklings dried off a bit in the bushes and were then on the move again, crossing Court street on their way to the Tonawanda creek. City Fire assisted the family in crossing the road and making it up from the tall curb. They also blocked the storm drain on Court street as they passed.
Firefighters say this is their first duckling rescue of the season.
Sheehan, who just moved to Batavia from Buffalo, made sure mama duck and her brood made it safely to the bushes at the County Building where they stopped for a rest.