Injured red tailed hawk.

By Mike VandenBosch

RCMP officer rescues injured hawk found

RCMP officer rescues injured hawk found in middle of Burnaby road

Jun 12, 2025 | 9:54 AM

LOWER MAINLAND – Mounties in Burnaby say an RCMP member rescued an injured hawk after it was located in the middle of a road near Kingsway and Hall Avenue earlier this month.

According to a statement from RCMP Corporal Mike Kalanj, a Burnaby RCMP frontline officer was advised of an injured bird by a concerned citizen on Wednesday, June 4, at just after 1 a.m. The hawk appeared to have been struck by a vehicle and the citizen was worried it was at risk of being hit again. The officer located the hawk laying in the middle of the road with an injured wing on Hall Avenue, near Kingsway.

After speaking to a conservation officer, and exhausting all local wildlife rehabilitation centres in the area, the officer transported the injured bird to an animal emergency clinic in Langley until a rehabilitation centre could take over.

“As a police officer, you never know what you’re going to encounter, or who is going to need your help on any given shift. We are very pleased that an officer was around to aid this hawk in her time of need,” said Constable Tyler Hawkins from Burnaby RCMP’s Strike Force.

“This is clearly a wing win situation, where the only feathers ruffled were from the hawk as she was being removed from the road by our officer,” said Staff Sergeant Steve Eagles with Burnaby RCMP’s Community Programs. “We are glad this hawk is safe and getting the care she needs, and we would also like to acknowledge the hawk-eyed member of the public who made us aware of the injured bird.”

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The wounded hawk is now being treated at Delta’s OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society.

The hawk sustained a broken wing, and has a bad eye, and while police say she has a long way to go, she’s in good hands for now with the rehab society.

Burnaby RCMP say they would like to thank the citizen that alerted their officer about the injured bird, as well as the clinic in Langley for the temporary home, and OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society who have taken on the task of mending our new bird friend back to health.