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Angry Bird: 'Agitated' Hawk Captured After Attacks Injure Two In Fairfield County Angry Bird: 'Agitated' Hawk Captured After Attacks Injure Two In Fairfield County
Angry Bird: 'Agitated' Hawk Captured After Attacks Injure Two In Fairfield County An angry hawk who was attacking people in Fairfield County has been captured. The "agitated" hawk was caught around 6:30 p.m. near the 2200 block of East Main Street in Bridgeport by a DEEP Conservation officer and taken to safety, said City Spokeswoman Rowena White. The first report of the angry bird came in around 9:50 a.m., Tuesday when a man sustained undisclosed injuries by the hawk, said White. Another man was injured later in the evening and admitted themselves to Bridgeport Hospital for treatment, she said. The Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center dispatch received fiv…

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Agitated Hawk Goes On Attack, Injuring Two In Fairfield County Agitated Hawk Goes On Attack, Injuring Two In Fairfield County
Agitated Hawk Goes On Attack, Injuring Two In Fairfield County An agitated hawk has attacked at least two people and there have been another five complaints, according to Bridgeport City officials. The hawk first attacked and injured a man around 9:50 a.m. Tuesday in the area of 2200 East Main Street, officials said. Another person was attacked and injured later in the day and admitted themselves to Bridgeport Hospital for treatment. Since then, the city's emergency dispatch center has received five additional complaints regarding the bird beginning around 5 p.m.  The Bridgeport Police Department Animal Control officer has responded to the scene and …

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by Kathy Reakes