Adopt Electra the Red-tailed Hawk

Description

As you might have guessed, Electra suffered and electrocution injury. One of our newest avian ambassadors, she arrived January 12, 2024 after being found in a chicken coop along with a dead chicken. She was picked up by Evelyn, our rescue dispatcher, along with the chicken she had killed. Initially, it appeared that she was thin, but had no physical injuries. She also was missing one flight feather on one wing.

Over the course of two weeks the missing feather turned into a necrotic wound that progressed up to her wrist. It became clear that Electra had suffered an electrocution injury. Most raptor electrocution victims do not survive, so Electra is one of the lucky ones! Dr. Christine Fiorello amputated her wing-tip and she is otherwise very healthy. We are working with her now so she will be comfortable enough to attend classroom presentations. Watch for her debut in 2025.