Red-Tailed Hawks
A common, widespread hawk, the red-tailed hawk is a popular education bird.
Learn more about red-tailed hawks
Alley, a red-tailed hawk
Age: hatched 1986
Sex: female
Weight: 3.5 pounds
Date of recovery: 1986
Location of recovery: Fridley, Minnesota
Original problem: Alley was admitted to TRC three times in
1986, first as an orphan, the second time after being found on someone's porch,
and the third time
after a tornado destroyed her hack box. She was found with a wing injury
in an alley in Roseville.
Bailey, a red-tailed hawk
Age: hatched unknown
Sex: female
Weight: 3.25 pounds
Date of recovery: 1990
Location of recovery: Red Wing, Minnesota
Original problem: Bailey was shot, which resulted in a broken
wing.
Casper, a red-tailed hawk
Age: hatched unknown
Sex: male
Weight: 2.25 pounds
Date of recovery: 1992
Location of recovery: Itasca, Minnesota
Original problem: broken wing
Note: Casper is a Krider's hawk, or light-colored subspecies of red-tailed
hawk.
Jamaica, a red-tailed hawk
Age: hatched 1985
Sex: female
Weight: 3.5 pounds
Date of recovery: 1985
Location of recovery: Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Original problem: a broken coracoid.
Note: For the past several years (and again this year), Jamaica
has laid eggs in the spring. She has a reputation for being
territorial and aggressive.