Injured Hawk Slows Philadelphia Traffic


Aug 2, 2:21 PM (ET)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An injured hawk partially blocked a highway Thursday morning, requiring a rescue effort that contributed to delays as commuters reached for their camera phones.

The female red-tail hawk, about 8 weeks old, was found with a broken wing on southbound Interstate 95, said Jerry Czech, a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer.

He rescued the bird at about 9:30 a.m. and took it to the Webbed Foot Wildlife Clinic. The bird will be treated or euthanized, depending on the severity of its injury, director Michele Goodman said.

The hawk was probably hurt when it struck a car or flew too close to speeding traffic and rolled, Goodman said. The rescue effort caused delays of about 15 minutes.

Red-tail hawks are fairly common in the area, Czech said.


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I hope they can patch her up without too much discomfort. If they can't I guess they should put her down quick so she doesn't have to suffer too much.

The angry commuters delay of fifteen minutes is not a big deal in Philly traffic. They will get over it. I've seen traffic backed up longer over two hour with no appreciable cause and they are whining about a few minutes???

Hope the hawk recovers!
Mabon.

Poor little guy! I hope they can heal his wing and not have to put him down! Their such a gorgeous bird !

I've seen them get that way in the burbs. I mean what's more important, your mocha latte? Or another living being?

Wait, I'm in Reading... they'd go for the coffee wouldn't they?

i dont see why if they cant fix the hawks wing, they cant just give it food and keep it as a pet or get it put in a zoo. i dunno

Hope she recovers.

Wow, a whole big 15 minute delay for the motorists..I'm just glad someone had the sense to call for help for the bird..A broken wing doesn't sound too good, but I hope it's o.k...

Knowing how traffic is in that area, I am really surprised people actually stopped and didn't just run over the bird completely.

Hope the hawk makes it.