Baby Hawk Rescued From Washington Heights Street is Returned to the Wild

 

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The bird appeared to be too young to fly, but security at Yeshiva University called Animal Care and Control to make sure it was not ill.

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A baby hawk sits on the sidewalk on West 184th Street.

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The bird was ultimately rescued by Animal Care and Control and freed once found healthy by a veterinary doctor.

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After several attempts to take off, the bird dropped to teh ground and hopped through a fence just out of reach.

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The bird tried to fly away, but was only able to scale a wall.

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The bird appeared to be too young to fly, but security at Yeshiva University called Animal Care and Control to make sure it was not ill.

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By Carla Zanoni

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — A baby hawk rescued off the sidewalk outside Yeshiva University has been released back into the wild, animal care and control said Thursday.

The tiny hawk, just a little bigger than an adult fist, was discovered by  guards at Yeshiva University standing calmly on the West 184th Street sidewalk on Wednesday night.

The security guards called 311 to ask for help from Animal Control and Care after the stunned bird flew a short distance, tried to fly up a wall and hopped through a fence and out of reach.

An intake specialist at Animal Care and Control brought the bird in for observation. After a veterinary doctor examined the young hawk, it was deemed healthy and was released back into the wild at an undisclosed park in upper Manhattan. 

Northern Manhattan is home to many eagles, hawks and various wild life. Skunks and deer have recently been sighted in the area and a seal lived on a pier in Inwood next to Columbia University’s boathouse for a short time last spring.

A baby hawk sits on the sidewalk on West 184th Street

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