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Red-Tailed Hawk Rescued By Metro-North Engineer Released In Fairfield County Red-Tailed Hawk Rescued By Metro-North Engineer Released In Fairfield County
Red-Tailed Hawk Rescued By Metro-North Engineer Released In Fairfield County A hawk that was rescued by a fast-acting Metro-North engineer who came to its aid after it was caught on the tracks in Connecticut was released back into the wild in Fairfield County. In May, Metro-North engineer Larry Allain was operating a Danbury branch train in Fairfield County when he spotted a large bird on the tracks. A bird enthusiast, Allain was able to slow the train safely and on time, at which point he said that he realized it was a red-tailed hawk that was injured and unable to fly off the tracks. Officials said that Allain stopped the train inches from the injured hawk, was a…

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by Zak Failla