Hawk Crash-Lands in Lexington School Bus

A red-tailed hawk spent Tuesday afternoon on an empty school bus in Lexington.

Around this time of year, many students start thinking school is for the birds. Apparently, they aren't the only ones.  A red-tailed hawk tried to hitch a ride on a Lexington school bus today, May 31, before it was coaxed off the bus by officers from the Lexington and Environmental Police departments. Ellen Murphy, a bus driver for the Lexington Public Schools, said she parked her bus outisde her North Street home and heard what sounded like a knock on the door. But there was no one there, so she didn't really think about it too much at the time. Now, she realizes it was probably the female red-tailed flying into the bus. "It was one of those, it-had-to-happen-to-me-to-believe-it kind of things," said Murphy. "I got on the bus to leave and…

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