Cherokee Co RTH
Admission Date: 14 January 2015
Outcome: Released, 15 May 2015
Location of Rescue: Cherokee County
Cause of Admission / Condition: Possible collision with vehicle
Patient Status: Patient Archive
Outcome: Released, 15 May 2015
Location of Rescue: Cherokee County
Cause of Admission / Condition: Possible collision with vehicle
Patient Status: Patient Archive
Cherokee County Conservation staff rescued a red-tailed hawk that has road rash and does not want to stand. Best guess is that the hawk was hit by a vehicle. The tail has both adult reddish tail feathers and also juvenile tail feathers, so this is a 2nd year bird.
Updates:
29 March 2015
This RTH has been moved to the flight pen and THEN dropped almost all secondary feathers! Another patient that needs a complete molt.
2 March 2015
This hawk is doing well and when the weather moderates will be moving to a flight pen.