He thinks he's human. Explaining that it is common for young birds to leave their nests, she said a lack of information among human beings is seriously jeopardizing raptors in the wild. Something as seemingly harmless as discarded fishing line, for example, can become lethal. It's designed to become tighter as the animal tries to escape and will cut right through feathers, muscle and bone. It's totally preventable if people would take their trash home with them.
Fishing line is trash and it's lethal trash.
Another hazard to the raptor population is pesticide use. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, nearly 20 percent of the species on the Endangered Species List are there because of pesticide and herbicide use. A less common phenomenon is collision with human-made objects, especially glass windows and doors. Wendy Perrone said something as simple as hanging streamers on outside windows or rubbing a bit of soap on the surface will eliminate the hazard. Many birds of prey can be identified by the markings on their feathers like the white bars on the feathers on a red shouldered Hawk.