This morning I was driving to my Saturday morning grad class when Mom called, kind of frantic, she had found an injured hawk on her morning walk. She asked me if I would call our vet's office and talk to Jen or Kendra to see what the protocol was for dealing with such. I called and talked to Jen. In the meantime she called Tyler and Tyler happens to have a friend Adam who is a bird fanatic- in the literal since. Both Jen and Adam suggested we take the bird to the Carolina Raptor Center in Huntersville. Adam interned at the Carolina Raptor Center during his undergrad in college- he happily volunteered to come and take the hawk to the CRC. Look at the pictures and you'll see Adam knows his stuff! 
Adam called after dropping the hawk off. After an examination and observation they it was concluded that the hawk had been struck by lightening and electrocuted in the storm last night. The lightening entered under its wing and exited through its claw shooting off one of it's talons- how wild is that! If the electricity didn't damage too many cells they believe it will make a full recovery. If Adam hadn't taken him when he did- it probably wouldn't have survived. Once the hawk recovers they will release it in the same area it was found. They also gave us a tracking number to call and check on it- how cool is that?
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