To the Editor:

We recently opened our front door and came face to face with a white-tailed hawk. The hawk stood immobile and appeared injured. It certainly could not fly and after some time hobbled off into our yard.

Tremendous thanks to Princeton Animal Control Officer Mark Johnson who arrived today and handled the situation with tremendous care and experience. By listening to her cries from the rear of our house, Mark quickly located the very young hawk in the woods. The hawk had fallen from a nest on our property and had not yet learned to fly.

We were so impressed by and thankful for Mark’s ability to locate and gently control the pet by its feet. The plan is to nurture the hawk at the Mercer County Wildlife Center until she can fly and be released back to the wild of our woods.

Peter and Janet Brav

Highland Terrace