Looking to rehome non-releasable Broad-winged Hawk

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Contact AJ Barnard
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Country: United States

Species: Broad-winged Hawk

Is rehabilitation complete?: yes

This animal has potential as a :

off-site education animal
static display animal

This animal is: wild reared

Age: Very young adult (estimated 1-2 years old)

Reason for entering rehabilitation.:

Formerly wild bird believed to have been struck by a vehicle. Has a permanent head-tilt that prevented release back into the wild. Is otherwise fully flighted and feeds / perches normally.

Days in care: 240

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.

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):

Hawk has only lived at our facility for about 2 months so is still getting used to staff. Shows some signs of stress when staff enter enclosure (will scan around and start shuffling on perch, may attempt to fly from one perch to another) but otherwise seems fairly tolerant of people and is generally easy to care for.

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

See above. Hawk is on static display in an outdoor enclosure that allows visitors to view them from a distance of about 10-15 feet to the bird's hutch. At that distance, the bird displays no signs of modified behavior or fear from even strangers.

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

More Information

Potomac Overlook Regional Park is looking to find a new home for our Broad-winged Hawk. Potomac Overlook is part of the NOVA Parks agency and is a 68 acre park in Arlington, VA, and has a nature center and outdoor bird of prey enclosures where we house many animals native to VA that we care for. Our park also holds an Exhibit Wild Animals in VA permit through DWR and a Special Purpose Possession - Live Migratory Birds permit through USFWS to be in compliance with all state and federal regulations. All the birds of prey we care for under our permits are formerly wild, non-releasable education birds with limited abilities due to their previous injuries.

At our facility, we house our birds of prey in outdoor enclosures during the warmer months, and house our Broad-winged Hawk in a heated indoor enclosure during winter / colder times. We are hoping to transfer our Broad-winged Hawk to another facility that either 1) has a climate that allows for the hawk to live outdoors for 12 months out of the year, 2) has an outdoor enclosure with weather shielding / heating capabilities to allow the hawk to remain outdoors during colder times, or 3) has an indoor enclosure for the hawk that still allows them to be viewed by the public.

Our outdoor birds of prey enclosures are open to the public year round, 6-7 days a week and are used for public programs. The dimensions of the outdoor Broad-winged Hawk enclosure are 7.8 feet wide x 8.4 feet tall x 16 feet long. The indoor Broad-winged Hawk enclosure we use for wintering is about 8 feet wide x 8 feet tall x 12 feet long, and is in a secured room that does not allow for public access or viewing. More details on the enclosures and pictures available upon request.

While our Broad-winged Hawk has not yet started doing gloved programs, we are optimistic that with their relatively calm and friendly disposition that they can make an excellent education bird with the proper time and training, in addition to already being an excellent animal for static display.

Thank you for your consideration. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us, and we are happy to provide any further information needed.

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