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CPW Rescues Raptor Injured In Wednesday’s Hail Storm
The raptor is on its way to a wildlife center in Pueblo after suffering a head injury.
By Audra Streetman
August 6, 2020
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A raptor is on its way to a wildlife center in Pueblo after suffering a head injury in Wednesday’s hail storm. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the Mississippi Kite raptor lives and hunts in colonies.
CPW wildlife biologist April Estep said a colony of Mississippi Kites has nestled in the Security-Widefield area of El Paso County for years.
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After rearing chicks, the raptors fly to South America for the winter.
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