Article: DO NOT DISTURB Hawks set up housekeeping at hotel - but don't ruffle their feathers.(News)

Byline: Matt Paolelli Daily Herald Staff Writer

There are some new guests laying claim to Room 1137 at the Sheraton Chicago Northwest hotel in Arlington Heights.

And they don't want to be disturbed.

A pair of red-tailed hawks recently built a nest on the 11th floor ledge of the hotel, and two eggs already have hatched.

But birdwatchers beware: The mother hawk attacked an antenna repairman who got too close for comfort, leaving him with a slight head wound.

"She just came up from behind him and he said it was like an airplane was hitting him or something," said Wes Dorszewski, Sheraton's chief engineer. Dorszewski said he ...

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