“Only in Texas”: Baby hawk wrapped in tortilla, rescued

AMARILLO, Texas (WTAJ) – A baby hawk was rescued by a Texas family – and to keep the baby bird warm – was wrapped in a tortilla.

The Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center shared the unique story on Facebook Sunday, explaining how they received a call about a possible orphaned Barn Owl and when asking if the baby had been placed in a box, the caller said “we wrapped him in a warm tortilla.”

A rehab worker arrived and found a baby hawk – a Mississippi Kite raptor – wrapped in a tortilla.

The rehab center shared how the family was having a barbecue and swimming when they noticed the baby bird on the ground without any parents nearby. The family was concerned about the baby feeling cold and warmed up a tortilla on the grill to keep the baby warm.

A woman who described herself as the “tortilla mama” on Facebook, posted on the Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center’s page expressing her gratitude for their help in rescuing the baby hawk and arriving quickly.

Commenters commended the “tortilla mama” for her quick thinking, while also expressing surprise at the idea of a tortilla.

One poster wrote: “seriously brilliant. I would never have thought of that.”

Another person wrote: “I’ve been told the first priority with rescued birds is to keep them warm, to mitigate shock. This was a bit of a genius solution.”

The center also called it an “inventive method” and “effective” and shared that the hatchling was enroute to a facility.

The center joked on Facebook that this story could happen “Only in Texas and maybe Mexico.”

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