Thaindian News

Jan 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A wild hawk is reportedly on the loose in the Library of Congress in the United States, where it has been seen flying around for about a week now. According to the librarians, the bird was first seen in the public reading room on the 19th of January. They have been watching her closely ever since.

The young Cooper’s hawk is believed to have entered the Library of Congress through a hatch which was left open when items were being carried onto the roof by maintenance personnel. So far, all attempts to capture the beautiful bird have fallen short, since she can fly down and take food from a trap while managing to stay free.

In order to protect the work of Edgar Allen Poe, a net has been placed over the library dome so the she will not descend into the reading room. They named the bird “Cooper” and a spokesperson says, “The hawk has confined its hopping and circling to the cupola just below the dome itself, so curious people in the reading room probably won’t get any close encounters. The rescue team found a trap that she was attracted to however, the hawk had swooped in and took just enough of the bait late Sunday afternoon and was able to avoid capture. This means that she is now fed and will most likely not be ready to eat again until Tuesday. The team now believes that the hawk has a predilection for frozen quail and not live bait.”