Rescue

Story via Volunteer Louie Lee : This morning the Soarin' Hawk call taker informed Lana and I of a juvenile hawk, being harassed by song birds and on the ground. Upon our arrival at 923 Cardinal Ct. in Auburn, we were taken to a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk in a spruce tree about two feet off the ground. The bird was aware of it's surroundings and appeared alert. After an observation period the hawk was captured easily. During the initial exam we found the keel to be very narrow (1). Possible fly eggs were noted in the mouth. No other health issues were discovered. The bird was taken to Dr. Funnel...Read more

Story via Volunteer Pam Whitacre: On May 30th, 2018, Soarin' Hawk got a call about an owl in an airplane hangar at the Ft. Wayne airport. The caller said it could not fly, and they had it contained in a bathroom. I took my Kevlar gloves, expecting an owl, and when I opened the bathroom door, it was a Kestrel! We could hear birds chirping up in the rafters of the hangar, and we saw pellets on the floor, but could not determine where exactly the nest was, so we brought the young female to ICU. There was a little blood on her tongue, possibly from falling from the nest, but otherwise she was...Read more

Story via Volunteer Mary Koher: We received a call to the rescue line from a homeowner that was concerned about a red tail hawk on their property that appeared to be injured. They described that the left foot appeared to dangle and the left wing didn’t seem to function well. They observed the hawk throughout the day in different areas of their property. It’s as if it was purposely trying to get their attention as if to say “help me”. I arrived at their house around 7:30pm and was escorted to the wooded area at the rear of the property. They last saw the hawk setting on a brush pile. When we...Read more

Rescue story via Volunteer Beau Krafft: At 1:47 pm I received a call from the Soarin’ Hawk rescue hotline that a large bird was in the backyard of a residence, located west of Wallen Road in Allen County, Indiana. The bird appearing to be hurt. I called the gentleman who reported the injured bird and he thought it looked like the bird's wing was hurt. Approx. 2:20pm I arrived at the location of said bird. The GHOW was hopping from tree stump to fence then fence to tree stump. I did a brief visual assessment of him, his right wing was drooping and since he was hopping it appeared he had sore...Read more

Sometimes it’s difficult for humans and wildlife to coexist without causing inconvenience or harm to the other party. Such was the case for this red-tailed hawk nest that sat in the line of fire of a construction project in Muncie, IN. Luckily, the construction crew had the heart to call Soarin’ Hawk to help them relocate the nest, and was supervised by volunteer Pam who detailed the process: On Thursday, April 12, 2018, I got a call from the Indiana Michigan Power Co. in Muncie, IN regarding a nest that had to be taken down because of construction. They had an eighty foot pole with a nest on...Read more

Story via volunteer Lisa Yates: I received a call from Pam about a red tail hawk and decided to do my 1st rescue in over a year. After driving to Poe to meet the caller, we walked down to a wooded area on her neighbor's property. She had watched the bird on the ground through out the day and noticed it not flying away. She contacted the county sheriffs office who gave her Soarin’ Hawk's number. It was dark when I arrived but the bird was quite visible from the glow of my flashlight. As I approached, the hawk went into defense mode and fell onto its back with the talons facing me. I was able...Read more

On 3/15/2018 Soarin' Hawk received a call about a Barred Owl that was found hanging in a tree from a fishing line that was wrapped around its wing in Franke Park. The rescuers waded out into the river to cut him down from the tree and bring him to us. Upon further examination, Kat found severe brusing and swelling of the left wing. There were also three small punctures on the left wing. There was also blood found on the right foot. This barred received fluids, an antibiotic, and pain medication. Update 3/19/2018: Dr. Pat took this bird in for radiographs and there were no broken bones; but he...Read more