Blue Ridge Wildlife Center Patient of the Week: Red-tailed Hawk

Blue Ridge Wildlife Center Patient of the Week: Red-tailed Hawk

This Red-tailed Hawk was admitted in November after being struck by a vehicle. Diagnostic imaging confirmed a fracture of the ulna, one of the two long bones of the wing. In birds, the ulna and radius run parallel along the wing. When the ulna is fractured but the radius remains intact, the radius can serve as a stabilizing internal splint. Continue reading Blue Ridge Wildlife Center Patient of the Week: Red-tailed Hawk at Royal Examiner.