Into the Wild
April 15, 2009
April 11 was a big day for the red-tailed hawk that VINS Wildlife Services had in rehabilitation since November 2008. This hawk made a triumphant recovery over the span of nearly 5 months at VINS, and he was released back into the woods of Vermont this past Saturday.
The hawk, which was featured in an earlier blog entry, Red Tail Recovery, was able to be released in a location close to where it was originally found. In fact, the man who found the hawk on the highway in South Royalton, VT, was there with his family to watch the release of this magnificent, strong bird.

Great job on the rehabilitation and release! Was this bird also banded before release?
Thank you! Yes, this hawk was banded by ornithologist Al Hinde the day before release. Keep posted for a future blog entry about banding wild birds!