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DEC Officer Rescues Injured Hawk In Brewster

An alert passerby saw the hawk just off the Putnam County Trailway.

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An injured hawk is being rehabbed after rescue from a DEC officer.
An injured hawk is being rehabbed after rescue from a DEC officer. (courtesy of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation)

BREWSTER, NY — An alert person on the Putnam County Trailway noticed an injured hawk Jan. 25 and called it in.

It was Environmental Conservation Officer Evan Crisafulli, on patrol at the time, who received the reports. Crisafulli responded and located the red-shouldered hawk on a nearby woodpile. It was unable to fly away due to an injured wing.

Crisafulli safely captured the hawk and transported it to a wildlife rehabilitator.

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It is expected to make a full recovery, said officials at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation.

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