Baby and Lady, our duo of Red-tailed Hawks, arrived at our hospital in 2001 as separate admissions. Lady was admitted as a juvenile following a vehicle strike which caused irreparable damage to her eye, requiring removal. Baby was admitted that same year as a nestling with severe head trauma which required extensive rehabilitation for several months. Despite our best efforts to maintain Baby’s wildness, Baby was too acclimated to people for release to the wild.
Red-tailed hawks are named for the rusty red color of their tail. However, they don’t get this color until their first molt when they are a year old. Juveniles have a light brown colored tail with horizontal stripes.
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Wildlife Center of Long Island (Formerly known as Volunteers for Wildlife) is a tax exempt 501(c)3 not-for-profit charitable organization. Copies of our annual audited financial statements as well as annual IRS 990 and NY State CHAR500 reports can be accessed on the NYS Attorney General’s Charity website.
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