I do know that it sounds a little off. Catching a hawk isn’t something that anyone would normally do. It is quite dangerous as their talons are long and can leave a nasty mark on you even their beaks. However this is what happened. About two weeks ago I will say. My mom caught a hawk while it was in the chicken coop.The only reason she was able to was that she startled it when it was in the middle of trying to catch a chicken.
This is the theory…(LOL) He/she landed on top of a chicken that was much too large for he/she to carry. The chicken ran and possibly with the hawk (or maybe the hawk went after the chicken) into the chicken coop. My mom being outside during this happening heard the commotion that was going on in the chicken coop. You can generally tell if there is something wrong when the chickens are screaming their heads off and the roosters are going nuts.
So, she went to investigate what was happening she opened the door and the hawk went right between her feet when she was able to grab it quickly. All the while trying to keep away from its feet and beak. Upon further inspection she realized that it’s leg was broken.
When I arrived home that evening. My mom told me to go around the corner slowly and look near the door. I did what she said and I saw the hawk staring at me. I’m like how did you catch that?? she said she grabbed it before it even realized what happened. soo…there you go. Now there was a hawk with a broken leg in the hall way a string was being use to keep it in one spot.
I did research on what to do and I found out about the Toronto Wildlife Center located in downsview park area. I found the number called them and left a message. maybe about fifteen minutes later I get a call back from the TWC asking the condition of the hawk.
So I explained to her what happened told her what was going on. She then coached me to find a blue bin instead and place the bird into the bin. With two people we carefully covered the bird’s head with a towel and picked it up and placed it into a blue bin with two pecies of wood to cover the opening and placed a compost pail on top to keep the bird from escaping. There was two openings for the bird to get some air.
I arranged with the girl from the TWC to bring the bird to Toronto so they could look after it. The next day we brought him/her to the TWC and they took the hawk in.
The girl at the TWC explained to me that the hawk was most likely a Coopers hawk aka chicken hawk. It is much smaller than the red tail hawk.
As you can see from the picture his/her leg is not in a proper position.
The hawk is now in the care of the TWC where they will nurse it until it is able to go out on its own again. It will be re-released near our home once it does become well once more.
The Toronto Wildlife Centre is located on 60 Carl Hall Rd, Toronto Ontario. Just off of Sheppard Ave West in the Downsview park area.
if you find a sick or orphaned animal you can call this hotline number: 1 (416) 631- 0662
“Toronto Wildlife Centre (TWC) was opened on March 28th, 1993 by a group of volunteers who were concerned by the fact that there was no other organisation in the city dedicated specifically to helping wildlife in need. A registered charity supported entirely by donations, TWC has grown into Canada’s busiest wildlife centre, and the only organisation of its kind in Toronto.”
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Toronto Wildlife Centre
about $15.99.
