A hawk that was trapped inside of a subway station in New York City rescued / myLot

A hawk is now free to fly away after spending some time in a New York subway station

Lake Charles, Louisiana

February 11, 2022 4:40pm CST

Another interesting story of a Cooper's hawk that was chasing a pigeon in New York City before it entered a subway station and he realized that he could not get out of the subway station due to the noise of the subways inside the station scaring the hawk from leaving. The hawk took up residence on a perch on a pipe at the Westchester Square-East Tremont Avenue station when station agent Paul Flores saw that the hawk needed some help to leave the subway station and return to the outdoors. Paul was able to find help to free the hawk when Bobby Horvath who was a former firefighter who is now a volunteer at Wildlife In Need used a 18 foot net on Wednesday evening. The hawk was released into the wild on Thursday afternoon at Pelham Bay Park by a member of the volunteer group after the hawk had been examined by veterinarians who mentioned that the hawk was healthy enough to fly free into his home after spending a few days and nights at a subway station.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

12 Feb 22

Yea for the hawk, glad he was rescued.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94902)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

12 Feb 22

I agree with you since I did not know that hawks did not like being indoors where there is a lot of noise like a subway station.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94902)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

13 Feb 22

@RubyHawk They would not like be inside of a subway area like some of us are scared of enclosed places.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

12 Feb 22

@Deepizzaguy I don’t believe any wild animal or bird would want to be in a subway or inside any building.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203451)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Feb 22

I see these Cooper's hawks often in the backyard. So happy he was rescued and back into the wild.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94902)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

12 Feb 22

I agree with you since hawks like to be outdoors and not inside a noisy building like a subway station.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25812)

• Pikeville, North Carolina

12 Feb 22

This is a great story. Thank you for sharing it. I have a special affinity for hawks. We have a breeding pair of hawks who live in our woods. This year, they successfully raised 3 young.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94902)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

12 Feb 22

My pleasure to share these nice stories here.

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