Good News for Red-Tail
Remember the red-tailed hawk we recently had in our flight cage? Well he’s out of the flight cage and back in the wild! Watch a video of the hawk’s release! While the hawk came to us with eye damage, the staff of the VINS rehabilitation department was able to get this bird back into top…
Radical Red-tail!
This red-tailed hawk came to VINS for care October 2, and been steadily making his way toward recovery. He was found in the middle of Route 4 near Killington, Vermont, and showed up at VINS emaciated, unable to fly, and with a damaged left eye. Watch a video of this hawk flying and being handled…
Wildness Defined
This beautiful red-tailed hawk is currently receiving care at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science. She was found sitting in a road, not flying away when approached; we suspect she was struck by a car. Upon examination, we found no fractures or open wounds on the bird, but we did find she was suffering from…
The Sharpest of Hawks
What’s small, fast, and hovers around bird feeders? Surprisingly, it’s not always a blue jay or a finch! Sharp-shinned hawks are the smallest accipiters, a genus of hawks composed of birds of prey that are closely genetically related to one another. Accipiters have short, broad wings and a long narrow tail for fast maneuverability in…
