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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Red Tailed Hawk

Labels: Birds of Prey, Hawk, Raptor, Three River Avian Center

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Imagesmith said...: Three first year red tailed hawks from Kanawha county, including an unusual light colored individual, will fly back to freedom on Wednesday, October 31st at 1:30 pm. All three young birds were turned in to Three Rivers Avian Center for care and are now healthy and ready to take their place in the wild once again. One of the young hawks was found with a broken wing on August 15th . The wing was realigned and set in place with a long surgical pin by Dr Sarah Stephenson of Good Shepherd Veterinary Clinic. After allowing the bones to heal for six weeks, the surgical pin was removed, and the hawk was allowed to begin to build up her long -unused flight muscles in a specially designed physical therapy flight barn at Three Rivers Avian Center. The flight practice has worked, and the bird is now a very strong flier, ready to fly free. A pale male red tailed hawk, affectionately called “Blondie” by Three Rivers Avian Center volunteers, is just entering his second year of life. He was turned in on August 21st after losing a fight with some small animal he probably tried to capture. Dr Jeff Patton of Animal Care Associates examined the bite wound and determined that although the wound was painful, no structural damage had been done to the bird’s foot. It has taken 9 weeks for the wound to fully heal, but it is now in excellent condition and the young bird is anxious to go back to a wild life. The third hawk was found starving to death by two of WV State Troopers from the South Charleston detachment on October 7th. A large internal and external parasite infestation had depleted the young hawk’s energy that he needed to hunt successfully. Veterinary treatment of the infestation by Three Rivers Avian Center was followed by several weeks of good food and rest. The bird is now full of energy and has proven in the physical therapy flight barn that he is ready to get his second chance in the wild. All three hawks were released at once on the front lawn of Edgewood Summit, which is the highest ground above Cato Park. Since all three birds are from the general area and as youngsters have no established territories yet, the area around Cato Park is an excellent choice for habitat and prey availability. The hawks will be able to choose if they would like to stay in the area for a while and catch rats, mice and squirrels, or they may choose to move off to another area. And if they come to St. Albans they can have my cat.; 7:34 PM EDT
That 1 Guy said...: Great pic, Tom. But the best part of this post was your last line from the comment.

"... they can have my cat."; 9:05 AM EDT
Imagesmith said...: Hehehehe!!; 9:58 AM EDT

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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Red Tailed Hawk

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