Posts by Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation
Hawk healing after Sugar Grove plane crash
Article on Daily Herald
Read MoreHawk saved after plane crash
Article on Chicago Tonight
Read MoreHawk badly burned in plane crash is recovering
Article on Chicago Tribune
Read MoreRed-tailed Hawk was injured in crash
Article on The Batavia Sun
Read MoreRising from the Ashes
In the midst of Saturday night’s Sugar Grove plane crash that regretfully claimed the lives of two Florida men, stood the remnants of a large hawk. Phoenix, as she is now known, is believed to be a female Red-tailed Hawk that miraculously survived the fireball which engulfed her while she was sleeping in a tree…
Read MoreBird nursed back to health after being stuck in plow of train
Article on Chicago Sun Times
Read MoreFerruginous Hawk Recovered from Plow of Freight Train
The cover of today’s Chicago Sun-Times featured a story on a Ferruginous Hawk that Flint Creek Wildlife recovered from the plow of a Canadian Pacific freight train in August. Journey, as the hawk is now known, demonstrated amazing will to live through the 1,000+ mile journey as it was wedged in a contorted position throughout…
Read MoreMichael Sneed’s column “Secret’s Out Ho! Ho! Ho!”
Article on Chicago Sun Times
Read MoreMichael Sneed’s Column “Wile E. Coyote”
Article on Chicago Sun Times
Read MoreIllinois Storm Warning
Last night brought signficant heavy, wet snow to northern Illinois. If you live in that area, please be aware that any nests might have been compromised. If you know of an active nest in your yard or area, please check to see if the nest was destroyed in last night’s storm and, if so, check…
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