Title: Red hawk down! Upper West Side apartment gets visit from feathered friend
Post by: Donna on 23-Aug-11, 07:08:58 AM
A red-tailed hawk caused a real flap Sunday by crash landing inside an upper West Side building.
The bird, which flew into the W. 80th St. walkup through an open window, was sitting outside Joe Moderski's apartment when he returned around 3:30 p.m.
He was checking his mail when suddenly he was startled by the hawk, which had come in on the third floor and had been flying around hallways.
"I've never been that close to a hawk," Moderski said. "It's not what you expect to see outside your fifth-floor walkup."
Emergency Service Unit cops turned the hawk, which was injured, over to Animal Care & Control workers.
"I thought I missed a pillow fight in the hallway or something," Moderski said. "There were feathers everywhere."
ESU officers carefully removed the red tailed hawk who was found at the doorstep of a 5th floor W90th St. apartment.
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The bird, which flew into the W. 80th St. walkup through an open window, was sitting outside Joe Moderski's apartment when he returned around 3:30 p.m.
He was checking his mail when suddenly he was startled by the hawk, which had come in on the third floor and had been flying around hallways.
"I've never been that close to a hawk," Moderski said. "It's not what you expect to see outside your fifth-floor walkup."
Emergency Service Unit cops turned the hawk, which was injured, over to Animal Care & Control workers.
"I thought I missed a pillow fight in the hallway or something," Moderski said. "There were feathers everywhere."
ESU officers carefully removed the red tailed hawk who was found at the doorstep of a 5th floor W90th St. apartment.Daily News
Title: Re: Red hawk down! Upper West Side apartment gets visit from feathered friend
Post by: MAK on 23-Aug-11, 07:16:51 AM
Good thing the window was open or there might have been a very different story! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Red hawk down! Upper West Side apartment gets visit from feathered friend
Post by: Shaky on 23-Aug-11, 08:03:34 AM
ESU officers carefully removed the red tailed hawk who was found at the doorstep of a 5th floor W90th St. apartment.BUSTED!
Title: Re: Red hawk down! Upper West Side apartment gets visit from feathered friend
Post by: valhalla on 23-Aug-11, 08:06:03 AM
Mr. RTH does not look happy! ;)
Title: Re: Red hawk down! Upper West Side apartment gets visit from feathered friend
Post by: nycbird on 23-Aug-11, 09:13:19 AM
I really hope they get this bird to the Wild Bird Fund or Raptor Trust as the Animal Care & Control
don't know much about handling birds, no matter if it is a parakeet or a raptor. They just are not
equipped.
don't know much about handling birds, no matter if it is a parakeet or a raptor. They just are not
equipped.
Title: Re: Red hawk down! Upper West Side apartment gets visit from feathered friend
Post by: margaret on 24-Aug-11, 12:15:08 AM
The people in the photo certainly look more frightened than the RTH. And the RTH looks pretty frightened!
This photo could be on America's Most Wanted! Seriously , I do hope the poor bird is okay.
I just saw a gorgeous RTH right in front of me this evening as I was driving. Very large, and very gorgeous!
This photo could be on America's Most Wanted! Seriously , I do hope the poor bird is okay.
I just saw a gorgeous RTH right in front of me this evening as I was driving. Very large, and very gorgeous!