Published: 12/5/2022 6:50:30 PM
Modified: 12/5/2022 6:50:08 PM
DEERFIELD — Having nursed them back to health, Tom Ricardi of the Birds of Prey Rehabilitation Center in Conway released four raptors near the Deerfield River in Deerfield last week.
Ricardi released a barred owl that had sustained a wing injury after being struck by a vehicle; a great horned owl that was found starving in Southampton; a red-tailed hawk that had ingested rat poisoning in Northampton; and an immature bald eagle that had gotten tangled in fishing line, cutting into its left wing and causing an infection. Ricardi received help from the South Deerfield Veterinary Clinic to mend the bald eagle’s injury.
Ricardi accepts donations to the Birds of Prey Rehabilitation Center to support his work. Checks can be mailed to P.O. Box 26, Conway, MA 01341.