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 | Red tails inhabit all regions of North America. Some have adapted to city life, making thier nests in the high rise apartments across from Central Park in Manhattan. This hawk was admitted to Wild-n-Wooly with a concussion; the injury was so severe that the eye was full of blood. Note the difference in color. A wing injury on that same side suggests that the bird misjudged the distance when it pulled out of a dive and slammed into the ground. |
| The American Kestrel is commonly called the sparrow hawk, although it is an accipiter, or falcon. It is smallest of the native raptors. When full grown, the male exhibits blue plumage while the female maintains dull brown coloration as protection when she sits on the nest. This juvenile is just starting to develop the characteristic blue cap. The American Kestrel eats insects and small songbirds. |  |
 | There is little to distinguish the young juvenile Mississipp Kite from other hawks, accept its size. Its plumage remains a dull brown until it is about a year old, at which time, it will don its adult attire, a lovely dove grey. Because of its size and its coloring, the Mississippi Kite is often mistaken for pigeon or a dove from afar. Do not be fooled. The Mississippi kite is is a true buteo (hawk) and not an accipiter (falcon). They are fierce parents and think nothing of attacking a human that comes too close to their offspring or nest. Newspapers carry stories of a people sent o the emergecy room following an attack by protective kite parents. |
| Every attempt is made to create as natural an environment for our residents. Perches are made of branches, cleaned and changed periodically. Hanging baskets and large plants simulate a woodland environment, or how it might appear from the canopy of trees. And in this indoor aviary, natural-light bulbs mimic the sun, providing the required number of hours of light needed by raptors each day. |  |
  | Admissions are seasonal, and some years are bad years for certain species. 2008 seems to be a bad year for red-shouldered hawks. The red-shouldered hawk smaller than a red tail, is a skittish, nervous and highly vocal bird. |
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