Meinig Fieldhouse built to protect iconic red-tailed hawks
December 03, 2025
December 03, 2025
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 3 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Meinig Fieldhouse built to protect iconic red-tailed hawks
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Big Red - a red-tailed hawk known to millions via the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Bird Cams - has nested atop the lights of Robison Alumni Fields on central campus for more than a decade. Before construction on the new Meinig Fieldhouse began in 2024, Cornell staff feared the bird might not return. < . . .
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Meinig Fieldhouse built to protect iconic red-tailed hawks
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Big Red - a red-tailed hawk known to millions via the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Bird Cams - has nested atop the lights of Robison Alumni Fields on central campus for more than a decade. Before construction on the new Meinig Fieldhouse began in 2024, Cornell staff feared the bird might not return. < . . .