NORTHAMPTON – Animal control has rescued an injured red-tailed hawk in the city.
Animal Control Officer Shayla Howe was called to Industrial Drive Monday morning for a report that a red-tailed hawk had been hit by a truck, the Northampton Police Department said in a post on its Facebook page. Howe located the bird, which was found to have a broken right wing.
Raptor rehabilitator Tom Ricardi is able to take the bird at his Massachusetts Birds of Prey Rehab Facility in Conway, police said.
Bera Dunau can be reached at bdunau@gazettenet.com.