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BBC News Jan 26
A hawk that spent a week circling inside the main reading room of the US Library of Congress has been captured.
The Cooper's hawk was lured down from the ceiling of the library by two starlings, offered up to the predator as live bait, Ken Knowles of the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia said.
The long-winged predator first appeared in the building seven days ago and had escaped its captors' previous attempts.
The bird will be examined and later released, Mr Knowles said.
A net was pulled across the ceiling of the library during the past week to prevent the bird from flying down and injuring visitors in the reading room.
"The bird was in generally good health," spokeswoman Sheryl Cannady told Reuters news agency.
"It had no significant feather damage. It looked like it was somewhat dehydrated and lost weight over the course of the week," she said.
The bird will now be nursed back to health and released "far from the library", Ms Cannady added
A hawk that spent a week circling inside the main reading room of the US Library of Congress has been captured.
The Cooper's hawk was lured down from the ceiling of the library by two starlings, offered up to the predator as live bait, Ken Knowles of the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia said.
The long-winged predator first appeared in the building seven days ago and had escaped its captors' previous attempts.
The bird will be examined and later released, Mr Knowles said.
A net was pulled across the ceiling of the library during the past week to prevent the bird from flying down and injuring visitors in the reading room.
"The bird was in generally good health," spokeswoman Sheryl Cannady told Reuters news agency.
"It had no significant feather damage. It looked like it was somewhat dehydrated and lost weight over the course of the week," she said.
The bird will now be nursed back to health and released "far from the library", Ms Cannady added