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A young red-tailed hawk is on its way to recovery after it was struck by a vehicle in Boulder County.
The hawk became stuck in the vehicle’s front grille after it was hit last week in the area of Niwot Road and Colorado 119, according to a . Sheriff’s Office animal protection officers used bolt cutters to free the bird.
The hawk had a broken pelvis and shoulder and was taken to the Birds of Prey Foundation rehabilitation center, a Broomfield-based nonprofit that has helped 255 birds so far this year, . The young hawk is now stable and eating on its own, and the rehabilitation team is hopeful it will recover, according to the Sheriff’s Office post.
“We hope to see this young hawk back in the skies,” the post reads.
