A turkey vulture recovers at Avian Haven, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Freedom, after it was caught inside a boiler room at the former Seton Hospital in Waterville.

This turkey vulture that became trapped inside the boiler building at Seton Hospital in Waterville last week was finally netted unhurt but apparently tired by Animal Control Officer Chris Martinez.

A turkey vulture recovers at Avian Haven, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Freedom, after it was caught inside a boiler room at the former Seton Hospital in Waterville.

A turkey vulture recovers at Avian Haven, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Freedom, after it was caught inside a boiler room at the former Seton Hospital in Waterville.

A turkey vulture made its way down the smokestack at the former Seton Hospital on Chase Avenue in Waterville, where it was trapped in the boiler room for days before it was rescued last Thursday.

Terry Heitz, left, of Avian Haven, and Waterville Animal Control Officer Chris Martinez plan a strategy to net a turkey vulture that became trapped inside the boiler building at the former Seton Hospital in Waterville last Thursday.

A turkey vulture flies inside a vacant boiler room at the former Seton Hospital in Waterville last Thursday. The bird evaded captors with nets for about two hours before Animal Control Officer Chris Martinez netted the large bird.