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Baby red-shouldered hawks rescued in Westmoreland County

SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Two baby red-shouldered hawks are recovering at a local wildlife rehabilitation center after the tree their nest was in fell in Sewickley Township.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission's Southwest Region Office was called and state Game Warden Chris Bergman helped rescue the birds.

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A third hawk died after it was taken to Wildlife Works in Youngwood, Channel 11’s news exchange partners at TribLIVE reported.

The other two hawks are “doing great,” Bergman told TribLIVE.

Once the birds are healed, they will be released.

A large pine tree recently blew down at Jason Magill's house in Sewickley Township, Westmoreland County. After he found...

Posted by Pennsylvania Game Commission on Friday, June 12, 2020