Sioux Co Juv RTH

27 January 2015
RTH patient Admission Date: 27 January 2015
Outcome: Released, 19 July 2015 at SOAR
Location of Rescue: Sioux County
Cause of Admission / Condition: Collision with vehicle
Patient Status: Patient Archive

A motorist hit a juvenile red-tailed hawk, stopped, and made several phone calls to get the hawk some help. Thank you! This young hawk has a fractured radius ulna in the right wing. The wound has been cleaned and the wing is wrapped.

Thanks to Sunday and Tyler!


Updates:

29 March 2015
This RTH has been moved to the flight pen, but is only now starting to stretch the right wing.

2 March 2015
Bandages are off, everything looks good, a few more days in ICU for rest and then to a flight pen when the weather moderates.