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This baby red-tailed hawk will grow up at our county wildlife rescue center, hopefully to be released at the end of the year; the younger they come in, the harder it is to avoid having a bird imprint on the people taking care of it, though much effort is taken to minimize time spent with the bird. A young vulture that came in last year wound up imprinting on people, despite having an older, permanent resident vulture around as a role model; two others who came in slightly older were fortunately successfully released. The younger one has been sent to another outreach program that works at introducing people to nature. Whenever possible, a found bird should be delivered to a qualified facility ASAP to avoid imprinting.
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Why did this bird come to you and how do you feed it? I've spoken to falconers who raised eyasses, and they turned the lights off, threw in the food, left the room, and then turned the lights back on using a remote. All I know is if a Red-tail imprints on a person, it could become a screamer and start attacking people. I hear it's not so bad for falcons to be imprinted, although they can't be released... Is that true? You could consider finding a foster family and putting the hawk in an occupied nest if it isn't injured, as hawks can't count and they will accept any nestling that starts begging for food. The major drawback to this approach could be the potential of fratricide between the new bird and its foster siblings, I suppose.