Young Cooper’s Hawk On the Mend

A feisty juvenile Cooper’s Hawk is now in our rehab care; brought in on July 26 with a fractured radius (broken wing bone.) We’re keeping that red-colored wing wrap on for about a week to stabilize the bone and promote proper healing.
This bird is eating well and maintaining a healthy wariness of the human caretakers in our Wildlife Education & Rehabilitation Program. We keep our rehab cages covered to minimize the wild animal's visual interaction with us so they maintain a chance to return to nature with wild instincts intact. You can read more about the Cooper’s Hawk on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website.
-Amy LeMonds, Wildlife Rehabilitation Specialist