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Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Carlisle, Massachusetts, U.S.
I was called in by Cape Ann Wildlife rehabilitators out of Ipswich, Massachusetts to create a new nest and put four 3 day-old chicks back in the nest after a tree service accidently sent the nest and young to the ground. Cooper's Hawk is notorious for creating highly concealed nests in conifers, at least in New England where this happened. It is also likely that the tree service who used a crane to lift 38-40 white pines out of a backyard did not have raptor nests on their mind as they prepared for and commenced with the job.
I hope this report and video will inspire everyone to take a second look on pre-job inspection during the nesting season, spring into early summer. The biggest tip-off is adult raptors hanging around and behaving in an agitated way at the work site. Credit is due to the tree service personnel and homeowner who followed through and sought help for the young birds.
The awesomely funny yet convenient thing is that the site cleanup after the job was pretty good but there was plenty of small brush laying around which I used to build the new nest ;-)
After I finished the nest the parents returned and continued care for their young. A week later they are still at it.
-AJ
I hope this report and video will inspire everyone to take a second look on pre-job inspection during the nesting season, spring into early summer. The biggest tip-off is adult raptors hanging around and behaving in an agitated way at the work site. Credit is due to the tree service personnel and homeowner who followed through and sought help for the young birds.
The awesomely funny yet convenient thing is that the site cleanup after the job was pretty good but there was plenty of small brush laying around which I used to build the new nest ;-)
After I finished the nest the parents returned and continued care for their young. A week later they are still at it.
-AJ
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