News Release from: Oregon State Police
INJURED HAWK STRUCK BY VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE 5 EXTRICATED AND TAKEN TO AUDUBON SOCIETY FOR TREATMENT (PHOTOS)
Posted: March 4th, 2009 11:48 AM
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An Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish & Wildlife trooper and Milwaukie-area man worked together to rescue a hawk that was lodged in the front section of the man's sport utility vehicle after it was struck Wednesday morning on Interstate 5. The hawk was transported by the trooper to the Audubon Society of Portland to be examined for its injuries.
On March 4, 2009 at approximately 6:30 a.m. a Ford Expedition driven by the man was northbound on Interstate 5 at freeway speeds near the Canby exit when an adult red tail hawk flew in front of the vehicle and was struck. After stopping, the man checked the front of his vehicle and discovered the hawk had broken through the front grill and was injured, stuck between the radiator and grill.
OSP Senior Trooper Mike Hanson responded to the man's residence in Milwaukie. With the man's help, they removed the vehicle's front grill and dislodged the injured hawk.
Senior Trooper Hanson transported the injured hawk to the Audubon Society of Portland's Wildlife Care Center for an examination of its injuries by Veterinarian Deb Sheaffer. Preliminary examination is encouraging.
Questions for the Audubon Society of Portland can be directed to Deb Sheaffer at (503) 292-0304.
Photograph Source: Oregon State Police
Injured Red-tail rescued
Wow that's amazing! Thank's for posting it.
Updated today:
The RED-TAILED HAWK continues to do well at the Audubon Wildlife Care Center. It was bright and alert and flying well within its fairly narrow confines this morning. Surprisingly, it had very few broken feathers and those minor ones. Its only real injury was a cut on one of its talons. Although it is continuing to be carefully monitored, its prognosis is good. It is certainly the "Bird of the Hour" among us volunteers!
That's wonderful news tiger!
Great news. I hope that it continues to heal. Hopefully it will be back flying home in no time. I always look for them in the trees and saw a large Red-Tail Hawk yesterday morning along the Hudson river on my way to work. It made my day. Such a magnificent bird.
Great news!