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06-16-2011, 8:03am
Oregon officer named Byrd rescues young hawk
Posted: Jun 14, 2011 4:09 PM EDT
Updated: Jun 16, 2011 6:50 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. - It's the kind of story that creates its own headline - Byrd Rescues Hawk.
Oregon's KGW-TV reports that Portland Police Bureau officer Cage Byrd - his real name - spotted a young red-tailed hawk standing outside a downtown hair salon on Tuesday.
The raptor chick appeared to be injured, so Byrd grabbed some towels and a box from a nearby hotel and took the hawk to a veterinary hospital.
The bird was later taken to the Audubon Society, which says the hawk probably fell from a nest near the KGW Audubon Raptor Cam. The remote camera records the activity of a raptor family and is shown on a website that has become popular.
One of the three chicks sustained a leg injury last week.
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Online:
kgw.com | Portland News, Local News, Breaking News, Weather | KGW Audubon Raptor Cam (http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/raptor-cam)
Posted: Jun 14, 2011 4:09 PM EDT
Updated: Jun 16, 2011 6:50 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. - It's the kind of story that creates its own headline - Byrd Rescues Hawk.
Oregon's KGW-TV reports that Portland Police Bureau officer Cage Byrd - his real name - spotted a young red-tailed hawk standing outside a downtown hair salon on Tuesday.
The raptor chick appeared to be injured, so Byrd grabbed some towels and a box from a nearby hotel and took the hawk to a veterinary hospital.
The bird was later taken to the Audubon Society, which says the hawk probably fell from a nest near the KGW Audubon Raptor Cam. The remote camera records the activity of a raptor family and is shown on a website that has become popular.
One of the three chicks sustained a leg injury last week.
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Online:
kgw.com | Portland News, Local News, Breaking News, Weather | KGW Audubon Raptor Cam (http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/raptor-cam)