{"id":282365,"date":"2025-11-14T10:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T10:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/282365\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T10:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T10:33:10","slug":"red-tailed-hawk-at-north-island-wildlife-recovery-centre-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/282365\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-tailed hawk at North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre dies"},"content":{"rendered":"

A resident red-tailed hawk at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre has died.<\/p>\n

Petra was \u201cknown for her gentle nature and calm presence,\u201d the centre said in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer kind demeanour touched everyone who had the privilege of working with her.\u201d<\/p>\n

The centre says her absence will be felt by staff, volunteers and visitors, and that her spirit and lessons will have a lasting impact on the centre.<\/p>\n

\u201cFly free beautiful girl \u2013 your journey continues on open skies,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n

A previous post<\/a> by the centre said that Petra had injuries that didn\u2019t allow them to be released, so NIWRA would be their forever home.<\/p>\n

Red-tailed hawks are \u201cprobably the most common hawk in North America,\u201d according to the Cornell Lab.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Red-tailed Hawk has a thrilling, raspy scream that sounds exactly like a raptor should sound. At least, that\u2019s what Hollywood directors seem to think. Whenever a hawk or eagle appears onscreen, no matter what species, the shrill cry on the soundtrack is almost always a Red-tailed Hawk.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lab also says it is one of the largest birds you can see in North America, but the biggest female will weigh in at about three pounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe oldest known wild Red-tailed Hawk was at least 30 years, 8 months old when it was found in Michigan in 2011, the same state where it had been banded in 1981,\u201d Cornell Lab says on an information page about red-tailed hawks.<\/p>\n

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