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.