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RED-SHOULDERED HAWK
Buteo lineatus
STATUS: On the Special Concern List in Connecticut due to habitat loss
HABITAT: Mixed woodland, near water
FOOD: Mammals, small reptiles, amphibians, large insects, snails, occasionally a bird.
This bird uses the same territory for years, and even succeeding generations may return to the same territory. A beautiful hawk.
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Solitaire was transferred to Wind Over Wings as an adult in 2006 from the Glastonbury Audubon Center. She has partial vision, seeing only in the upper region of her left eye. She successfully taught another hawk with limited vision how to eat, so Glastonbury thought that she should be at Wind Over Wings with Forest, her roommate. This aviary was designed for both hawks given their visual disabilities. In a large space, they would otherwise have difficulty finding food and feeling secure. They have adjusted well together. Both are important additions to our educational service.
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Forest is a handsome, young Red-shouldered Hawk, born in 2005. On December 8th of that year he was found in a driveway in Ansonia, having seizures. He was brought to the Ansonia Nature Center. They determined that he had severely limited vision. He arrived at Wind Over Wings in January. Our veterinarian, Richard Alter, determined that the loss of sight was due to trauma, possibly a hit-by-car accident. The optic nerve becomes damaged when the brain swells. Forest learned quickly to step on a glove in preparation for his life in education. He is remarkable because of his willingness to learn, and his ability to survive.
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Solitaire
Forest
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Ken Mulcahy for ongoing updates.
Wind Over Wings
22 Old Road
Clinton, CT 06413
(860) 669-4004
E-mail: windoverwings@comcast.net