Floyd County officer rescues baby hawk found injured in middle of road

A Floyd County police officer took the expectation of “protect and serve” beyond just the community on Wednesday.

According to the Floyd County Police Department, Ofc. Tucker rescued a baby hawk found injured on the road.

The fledgling was turned over to the raptor rehabilitation program at the Lake Arrowhead Wildlife Center in Armuchee .

While the specific species of hawk wasn’t clear from a video shared by the Floyd County police, Georgia is home to eight species of hawk, according to the Georgia Ornithological Society.

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According to the organization’s species list , the hawks of Georgia include:

• Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus
• Cooper’s Hawk, Accipiter cooperii
• Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus
• Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus
• Short-tailed Hawk, Buteo brachyurus
• Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis
• Rough-legged Hawk, Buteo lagopus
• Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis

Additionally, the state is also home to the Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor, though the nighthawk is not a hawk species.

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