December 2010
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27 year old Red Tail Hawk Goes on Circuitous...
Found sitting on top of a dead rabbit in the middle of Route 17M in rural upstate New York, it was discovered that this Red Tail Hawk had a band on her. Upon further investigation, rehabilitators realized that she is 27 years old, one of the oldest living hawks known.
New York Times:
“A motorist, worried that the bird would be hit by a car, stopped to pick her up after seeing her feeding...