Swainson's Hawk- Partially Flighted

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Contact Joshua Kuszmaul
Phone: 330-206-9674
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Country: United States

Species: Swainson's Hawk

Is rehabilitation complete?: yes

This animal has potential as a : static display animal

This animal is: wild reared

Age: Adult

Reason for entering rehabilitation.:

Ember was admitted to a wildlife rehabilitation facility after receiving a wing injury during her migration. The injury was too severe and she was not able to be rehabbed for release.

Days in care: 1000

Issues developed while undergoing rehabilitation.:

N/A

Body condition score (5 point scale as defined on https://nagonline.net/3877/body-condition-scoring/): 4

Can the animal express species-typical behaviors (e.g. eat appropriate whole foods, climb, perch, groom, dig, fly, swim, ambulate normally for species)?:

Yes, she can move around her enclosure easily and can make flights up to 10-12 feet if needed between branches.

Can the animal be handled without negative welfare affects?: yes

This is how the animal currently reacts when a frequent caregiver nears it (e.g. does it modify behavior, show signs of fear, agonism, habituation):

She is calm and eager to train.

This is how the animal currently reacts when a stranger nears it (e.g. does it modify behavior, show signs of fear, agonism, habituation):

She sits calmly.

This animal is currently house : alone

Will the animal need continuous medical care (e.g. medication)?: no

Physical health welfare assessment: good life

Mental/emotional health welfare assessment: good life

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She has habituated to being in human care very well. She comes to the scale and crate voluntarily but is still very nervous on the glove. We have moved in a different direction with our programming and haven't really focused our training efforts on her other than maintaining scale and crate behaviors. She would be ideal for a smaller facility that has fewer ambassador animals or a facility that has access to a larger static display area. Please message me if you have more questions and for pictures.

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