This red-tailed hawk had an ugly wound – degloving, they call it - the skin, muscles, and connective tissues were partially torn from the leg bone. A collision with a car caused the terrible wound that often results in death. But the red-tailed hawk was a fighter, so we didn't give up. Every day for 40 days, the RMRP staff spent hours cleaning the wound, administering antibiotics, coaxing the hawk to eat. Finally the wound started healing, growing smaller, and the bird started to become more active. Flight and use of the leg improved, and on December 10, 2011 the wound was deemed healed. 11 days later, December 21, the hawk passed "rat school", proving the leg is completely healed and able to catch prey. On Monday, December 26th, the hawk was released back to the wild to touch the skies again.

All because of YOU – our supporters who believe in the work that we do for these birds. Because of your help, we know that when someone calls about a sick, injured or orphaned bird, we know that we don't need to hesitate about sending someone to rescue it—we know we can give the bird the care it needs. When a critical case comes in, we KNOW we can help—we can concentrate on doing everything in our power to help that individual.

Your continued support gives us the ability to care for these birds day in, day out – all year long.

Please continue your support today so that we can release more birds tomorrow.

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