The Wildlife Center of Virginia releases a Red-tailed Hawk—its 1,778th patient of the year—back into the wild Thursday, Aug. 7, at Maymont. “Hawk #25-1778” was rescued May 26 in Forest Hill Park with the help of Julie Kacmarcik, a bird bander with the Richmond Audubon Society. The center’s rehabilitation team provided daily care and monitored its progress. By mid-June, the hawk was completing daily flight exercises in a large outdoor enclosure.
The hawk also played a lifesaving role for another bird. Around the time of its rescue, a second hawk was admitted with severe internal bleeding. A blood transfusion from the hawk contributed to the injured hawk’s recovery.
