Arlington Point Project Moves Forward
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Associated Press
Published: Fri, April 04, 2008 - 10:26 am
Last Updated: Fri, April 04, 2008 - 10:30 am
Last Updated: Fri, April 04, 2008 - 10:30 am
She wasn't seriously hurt, but some observers saw an omen for a certain New York Yankees slugger in the attack at the home of the Boston Red Sox. The girl's name is Alexa Rodriguez.
Vince Jennetta, a teacher who chaperoned her class trip from Memorial Boulevard Middle School in Bristol, Conn., told The Boston Globe that Alexa is "a little shaken, but OK."
The hawk was perched on a railing in the upper deck behind home plate while the group toured the stadium. The hawk flew at the girl and swooped with its talons extended, scratching her scalp.
According to workers at Fenway, there are three hawks that live in the park, often seen eating rats and mice.
A single egg lay in the hawk's nearby nest in an overhang near the stadium's press booth.
The nest and egg were removed at the direction of state wildlife officials.
It’s not the first time the Red Sox have dealt with problems because of the residing hawks. Nests have reportedly been removed both in 2002 and 2005.
In March 2002, a female hawk attacked three people while trying to protect her nest, sending two of them to the emergency room.
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