Town On Alert As Red-Tailed Hawk Defends Territory
POSTED: Wednesday, March 3, 2010
UPDATED: 7:03 am EST March 4, 2010
STONINGTON, Conn. -- Police in a Connecticut town say an aggressive red-tailed hawk has attacked at least five people, including a woman who was cut on the head and needed medical care.
Police used e-mail and a reverse 911 system Wednesday to send warnings to residents of Stonington, a shoreline town bordering Rhode Island.
The large hawk has snatched a hat off a boy's head, snagged headphones from a man on a lawnmower and even attacked a car. On Tuesday, it gashed a woman's head so deeply she had to be checked at a hospital.
Recess and gym classes at a nearby school were held indoors.
The state Department of Environmental Protection is working with the town to find the bird and determine what to do about its aggressive behavior.
Animal experts said hawks are now entering breeding season and hormones are at a high. Aggressive behavior is also a part of the raptors' mating ritual, showing females that the male bird can protect the nest.
From: http://www.clickondetroit.com/family/22734876/detail.html
Thursday, March 4, 2010
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