That hawk that was found in the Library of Congress’ reading room last week? Officials from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia have been trying to get it out for the last few days using baited cages. But according to NBC4, the hawk is clever to the scheme, flying in to take just enough of the frozen quail on offer but not triggering the cage’s trapping mechanism.
Not only that, but since the hawk ate that bait, it won’t need to eat again until tomorrow — so it’ll be sticking around for another day, at the very least.
None of these smarts should come as a surprise, folks — after all, the hawk is spending day and night hanging out at the library.