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burdi:
TWRC published another uplifting video update on Harvey the Hurricane Hawk!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Ti6_mFeq4
Harvey has been transferred to Blackland Prairie Raptor Center
burdi:
Harvey the Hurricane Hawk is a female, and she's doing great!
Update from TWRC
Published on Sep 4, 2017
Harvey the Hurricane Hawk is doing great! As promised, here is the video showing Harvey in the outside mew. Harvey will go to a large outdoor flight cage in a few days! Here are some interesting facts about Harvey: Harvey is actually a girl! Female Cooper’s Hawks weigh more than males and she is heavier than a typical male would be. Coopers Hawks’ favorite food are small to mid-sized birds, which they catch in flight. Therefore, Harvey will need to be able to fly perfectly before release so that she can hunt well in the wild. Harvey is a juvenile, so this is her first year of life. Next year she may find a mate and produce offspring, but most Cooper’s Hawks do not breed until they are 2 years old.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF_-5w3N2Wc
burdi:
The TWRC Wildlife Center provided a short video showing the progress of Harvey the Hurricane Hawk, including the following update.
Published on Sep 4, 2017
Harvey has finished cage rest and is now in an outside mew (outside enclosure) for a few days before going into a large flight cage! Here is some video of Harvey in the Kennel yesterday full of energy and looking more like a healthy Cooper’s Hawk. We will do another post with a video clip of Harvey in the outside cage as well as some interesting Harvey facts.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCCbvBw5TM0
burdi:
News from Texas continues to be heartbreaking, but the story of Harvey the hawk may turn out well, I hope.
I’m including a couple of news articles and a video from TWRC Wildlife Center.
http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/08/31/547332452/from-hawk-to-horse-animal-rescues-during-hurricane-harvey
http://www.audubon.org/news/the-story-harvey-coopers-hawk-rescued-during-hurricane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVe5ynGQRMk
burdi:
I found further info on the hawk in Houston, Texas. But sadly, many news sources say that rainfall and flooding in Texas is unprecedented. Damage reports continue, and Houston is under a curfew.
The person who rescued the hawk has been receiving all sorts of criticism, but I’m just thankful he remained calm and wanted to help; otherwise, “Harvey the Hurricane Hawk” might not have survived! TWRC Wildlife Center managed to provided an update, although their facility is currently closed.
News article and update
http://womc.cbslocal.com/2017/08/29/harvey-the-hurricane-hawk/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P7qp_Zi_NA
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