Posted for Marie Ponzillo, Cockeysville: 
 
Marie noticed a Red-tailed Hawk sitting in a neighbor's tree for several  
hours. She didn't think anything of it until she had occasion to walk down to 
 her 10' heated pond. There, with his left foot caught in a net covering 
the  surface of the water to keep raccoons from eating the fish, was a  second 
hawk. 
Marie ran back to the house and began searching  for help. She was unable 
to locate any at-home birders but finally managed to  find the Phoenix 
Wildlife Center's phone number (410 628  9736). 
Lynn Taylor answered the phone and assured her  someone would be there soon 
as possible. A volunteer (didn't catch her name)  walked into the office at 
that moment and Lynn immediately sent her on her  way. 
The leg was seriously entangled in the  net and it took some maneuvering to 
extract the foot. The bird spent the  next two days at the Center while the 
swollen foot gradually returned to normal.  The bird was returned to 
Marie's backyard in Cockeysville and successfully  released. 
The Phoenix Wildlife Center did it again! If you  would like to send a 
donation to this irreplaceable service, the address is: 
Phoenix Wildlife Center  
PO box 424 
Phoenix Md, 21131 
Gail  Frantz
13955 Old Hanover Rd
Reisterstown,  MD