Rehabilitation and Release Efforts
Release
of Red-Tailed Hawks 119-04 & 122-04
Female Red-tailed Hawk (RTHA) number 119-04 was found by a Fish Wildlife & Parks warden in the Churchill area. The raptor was unable to fly and upon examination, it was found that the bird may have possibly been hit by a car. The bird’s pupils were slow to dilate, indicating she may have had mild head trauma. The x-ray revealed no broken bones, but three shotgun pellets, presumably an old injury because the sites were healed. Fortunately a blood sample showed the bird did not have any toxicity from the pellets, but she spent two weeks at MRCC recovering from the head trauma.
Female Red-tailed Hawk (RTHA) number 119-04 was found by a Fish Wildlife & Parks warden in the Churchill area. The raptor was unable to fly and upon examination, it was found that the bird may have possibly been hit by a car. The bird’s pupils were slow to dilate, indicating she may have had mild head trauma. The x-ray revealed no broken bones, but three shotgun pellets, presumably an old injury because the sites were healed. Fortunately a blood sample showed the bird did not have any toxicity from the pellets, but she spent two weeks at MRCC recovering from the head trauma.
Another female Red-tailed Hawk, number 122-04, was found in the same area as RTHA 119-04 by a local resident. No obvious injuries were apparent, and blood work didn’t reveal any abnormalities. The bird was re-hydrated, fed and one week later released with Red-tailed Hawk 119-04. Both birds took off well and flew out of sight.
Pictures of the release of Red-Tailed Hawks 119-04 & 122-04:
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Banding RTHA 122-04 before release.
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A volunteer releases
RTHA 119-04 & 122-04 near the Churchill area. |
