Juvie Red-tailed Hawk

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Country: United States

Species: Red-tailed Hawk

Is rehabilitation complete?: yes

This animal has potential as a : off-site education animal

This animal is: wild reared

Age: Juvenile

Reason for entering rehabilitation.:

Likely hit by car, found near side of road unable to fly. Sustained head trauma and no longer responds to stimuli in left eye.

Days in care: 100

Issues developed while undergoing rehabilitation.:

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 - rendered non-releasable due to blindness in left eye.

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):

When approached by a frequent caregiver, the bird sits on a perch and waits. Comfortably eats in front of known caregivers.

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

This hawk is a bit more tense around strangers, and takes a few days to warm up to new places and eat in front of new people. If approached too quickly by a stranger, he will fly away.

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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This handsome hatch-year red-tailed hawk is not slowed down by his loss of vision in one eye and is ready for a home as an education bird! His left eye is not responsive to light or other stimuli, but is not visibly cloudy or otherwise distorted. Upon admission, he was around 850g and his steady weight floats just around 900g - due to his small size, we assume he is a male but he has not been DNA sexed.

This red-tailed hawk is fully flighted and is able to ambulate normally around an enclosure and we believe he would do well with glove and flight training, as he is very food-motivated! He is fairly light in coloration and will make a beautiful addition to an education team.

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