A new employee joined the Eagle Bluff staff in March. She has no name, but has a very important position. She is a Red-tailed hawk. The Red-tailed hawk is a wild raptor.
Raptors belong to a group of birds that includes hawks, eagles, falcons, and owls.
This Red-tailed hawk was born in the wild and raised by her natural parents in the spring of 2000. During her first autumn alone, she met an awful fate. She was struck by a moving vehicle in Illinois. Caring motorists stopped and picked her up. She was taken to a rehabilitation center near Chicago.