Date: 10/3/24 8:14 pm From: Barbara M Volkle <barb620...> Subject: [MASSBIRD] request for assistance - juv. red-tailed hawk missing - Pelham, NH
Thanks to Henry Walters for this request for assistance locating this bird.
Barbara Volkle Northborough, MA <barb620...>
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From: Henry Walters <walters.henry...> Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2024 21:04:31 -0400 Subject: Help - juv. red-tailed hawk missing - Pelham, NH
Birders,
The small NH falconry community asks for your help in re-finding a first-year Red-tailed Hawk, wearing jesses and a bell, that went missing earlier today after being pursued by a Cooper's Hawk on Jericho Rd. in Pelham, NH, just across the border from the Dunlap Sanctuary in Dracut, MA. Very dark, wide belly-band, and approachable.
Rehabilitators had determined that this bird, originally discovered being fed by hand in an urban setting, would need a season of hunting experience with a falconer before being cleared for release to the wild.
If you have a sighting, please call Donna Whelden at (978) 360-8527. Donna is a terrific asset to the rehabilitation community, as well as a great ambassador for raptor conservation in New England. The bird's best chance of survival to adulthood is to be re-found and returned to her care.
