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CPW Rescues Raptor Injured In Wednesday's Hail Storm

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - A raptor is on its way to a wildlife center in Pueblo after suffering a head injury in Wednesday's hail storm. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the Mississippi Kite raptor lives and hunts in colonies.

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(credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

CPW wildlife biologist April Estep said a colony of Mississippi Kites has nestled in the Security-Widefield area of El Paso County for years.

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(credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

After rearing chicks, the raptors fly to South America for the winter.

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(credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

CPW said the injured raptor is off to rehab at Pueblo's Nature & Wildlife Discovery Center.

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