Birds jumped from their nests to escape Seattle’s June heat wave

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Thu., July 29, 2021

Bonnie Thompson Norman, left, Patti Loesche, with the Urban Raptor Conservancy, left, and naturalist Jeff Brown, of the Progressive Animal Welfare Society, watch a Cooper’s hawk after its release in a northeast Seattle neighborhood Wednesday, July 21, 2021.

Erika Schultz The Seattle Times
This fledgling Cooper’s hawk was treated at the PAWS Wildlife Center in Lynnwood, Washington, after it apparently jumped from its nest in a towering cedar tree in Seattle during last month’s heat wave. Animal rehabilitation centers across the region were flooded with dozens of ailing baby birds.

Erika Schultz The Seattle Times
Naturalist Jeff Brown prepares to release a fledgling Cooper’s hawk in a northeast Seattle neighborhood Wednesday, July 21, 2021. The bird likely jumped out of its nest during the heat wave in late June and was rescued by PAWS.

Erika Schultz The Seattle Times
A recently released, fledgling Cooper’s hawk is seen in a northeast Seattle neighborhood Wednesday, July 21, 2021. The bird likely jumped out of its nest during the heat wave in late June and was rescued by PAWS.

Erika Schultz The Seattle Times