Red-tailed hawk
	Barred Owl
	Mute Swan

The Toronto Humane Society has suddenly been inundated with injured birds of prey. Spring weather brings them out on the hunt and urban sprawl makes it dangerous for them.

On Thursday March 27 Agent Tre Smith rescued a red-tailed hawk that had flown into a window on the 23 rd floor of a downtown high-rise. The year-old hawk plummeted to the ground and was found limping away after the fall. It suffered a broken clavicle and is recuperating in our clinic. Vets here at The Toronto Humane Society give the hawk just a 50/50 chance of flying again. He is, however, healing quickly.

Also in the clinic is a barred owl brought in over the weekend by a concerned THS supporter. According to our vets, the owl is healthy but extremely underweight, probably because he had a difficult time finding food over our long winter. He’s in the process of being fattened up and will soon be released.

Last Sunday (March 30), Agent Smith rescued another bird after receiving an urgent call that took him to Toronto’s waterfront. There he found a mute swan tangled in fishing line and with a barbed fishhook stuck in its foot. Smith caught the swan by throwing a blanket over it. y

Once in The Toronto Humane Society shelter, vets removed the hook and untangled the line. A few hours later the swan was released where it was found. It quickly swam away to rejoin its colony.

Another happy ending thanks to dedicated professionals at The Toronto Humane Society.

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