Sade'

Name: Named by the falconer who originally owned her
Date in: 7/19/91
Hatched: Spring 1988
Gender: Female
Age at arrival: 3 years
Came from: A falconer

Story: Sade’ came from a breeder in St. Louis who had a captive breeding permit. A local falconer purchased her and hunted her for two years until the winter of 90-91. Harris’ Hawks make wonderful falconry birds, and Sade’ was an excellent hunter who caught several rabbits each time out. Unfortunately, it is hard to keep these desert birds in an area like Kentucky where the winters can get very cold. The falconer had perched her outside before he left for work one mild sunny morning. The temperature dropped unexpectedly due to Kentucky’s unpredictable weather, and Sade’ was frostbitten. She lost the ends of each wing. They literally fell off, and just as if a human were frostbitten and lost a limb, her wings will not grow back. We accepted her, even though she is not native to Kentucky, because she is such a beautiful bird, and we can point out the differences in Harris’ Hawks and our comparable sized Red-tailed Hawks.