A pellet (bullet) was discovered in this juvenile Red-tailed Hawk when Kristy palpated the wing. Sadly, this hawk had been shot, but had found a resting place on a small spit of land next to a sea wall. Some very caring people in the neighborhood fed her to keep her alive while they worked on locating someone to rescue her.
The pellet was surgically removed by Dr. White, and the hawk is healing well in one of our large outdoor cages. We expect to release her this fall.
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