Last Friday I went to Western Maryland for my second attempt to trap a female juvenile red tail hawk. I rode up with Bill who has been trapping hawks on the mountain for 25 years.The hawks are migrating south this time of year. Days with a good north west wind are best and that was what we had. We caught 10 juvenile red tails, most were females.I picked this one.
She was the biggest and came into the trap hard and fast.
She spent most of the next day with me on the glove getting to know the dogs and her new home. She has been a great first hawk. She ate from my glove Saturday and flew to me the on the zip line. She got a jetty ride too!
We at Bobworld decided to name her after Keavy. We all agree Keavy wouldn't have minded and probably would have gotten a hoot out of it.
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