撰文攝影/林秋玫·李潛龍

企劃𢑥編/麥桂齡

翻譯恊作/陳和志

【生態韻文】

鳳頭蒼鷹真神氣，

灰色冠羽好威儀，

凌空振翅展領域，

禽鳥鼠蜥快躲避。

The crested goshawk, proud and grand,
With a gray-plumed crown so bold it stands.
Wings spread wide in sovereign flight,
Birds and rats flee out of sight.

【生態介紹】

鳳頭蒼鷹屬於鷹形目鷹科的中型鳥類，是台灣特有亞種，第二級保育類。體長40-48公分，展翼74-90公分，是日行性的留鳥猛禽。雄鳥頭頂具短冠羽因而得名，其特徵為：翅翼後緣呈完整的圓弧狀，指叉不明顯，有蓬鬆的白色尾下覆羽，飛行時會下壓抖動雙翅以宣示領域。主要活動於低海拔丘陵地帶，少數能適應都市綠地生活。2-5月為繁殖期，築巢於樹冠，一次產2顆卵，卵孵化後，雌鳥負責育幼，雄鳥則負責捕食及守衞。

The crested goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus) is a medium-sized bird of prey belonging to the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae. It is a unique subspecies endemic to Taiwan and classified as a Category II protected species.

Measuring 40–48 cm in body length with a wingspan of 74–90 cm, this diurnal raptor is a resident bird. The male is named for its short crest atop its head. Key identifying features include a smoothly rounded trailing edge on the wings, indistinct finger-like projections at the wingtips, and fluffy white undertail coverts. During flight, it exhibits a distinct wing-fluttering motion while pressing its wings downward to mark its territory.

The crested goshawk primarily inhabits low-altitude hilly regions, though some have adapted to urban green spaces. Its breeding season spans from Feburary to May, during which it builds nests in the canopy and lays two eggs per clutch. After hatching, the female takes charge of rearing the chicks, while the male is responsible for hunting and defending the nest.

【校園故事】

2024-0529 桃園美華國小風雨教室

「昨天，小朋友在風雨教室上課時，突然有一隻猛禽誤闖了進來，在橫樑上停留了一夜，直到今天下午牠還是不曾移動，有什麼辦法可以讓牠安全地飛出去呢？」小麥主任一臉苦腦地問。 「若真的沒辦法，要不抓一隻鷄來引誘牠，試一試？」恐龍老師看到校園𥚃熱熱鬧鬧的鷄舍，便心生一計。

“Yesterday, while the children were having class in the Wind and Rain Classroom, a raptor accidentally flew in and perched on the beam. It has stayed there all night and hasn’t moved even until this afternoon. How can we help it fly out safely?” Director Mai asked with a troubled expression.

“If there’s really no other way, how about catching a chicken to lure it out?” Teacher Dino suggested, glancing at the bustling chicken coop on campus and coming up with an idea.

不久，我便陪同一位信心十足全副武裝的小朋友到雞窩執行任務，並成功「逮補」到一隻倒霉的母雞。 首先，我們把這隻母雞當「誘餌」放在風雨教室門口外的走廊上，只聽得牠咯咯咯…咯咯的小聲啼叫，然而一個小時過後，這隻猛禽仍老神在在地立在10公尺高的橫樑上不為所動 。

Before long, I accompanied a fully armed, confident little student to the chicken coop to carry out the mission. Together, we successfully “captured” an unfortunate hen.

First, we placed the hen outside the Wind and Rain Classroom, on the corridor, using it as bait. It clucked softly—cluck, cluck, cluck—as if sensing something unusual. However, even after an hour had passed, the raptor remained completely unfazed, perched high on the 10-meter beam, unmoving and unbothered.

接著，我們只好把母雞移入風雨教室的地面，這次可憐的母雞直接「呆若木雞」，又是僵持了1小時，小朋友試著用麥克風放大牠的啼聲，這會兒只聽到牠怯弱地咯咯…咕噥。

Next, we decided to move the hen inside the Wind and Rain Classroom, placing it directly on the floor. This time, the poor hen froze completely, as still as a wooden chicken. Another hour passed in a tense standoff.

The children, growing impatient, tried amplifying the hen’s clucking through a microphone. But now, all that could be heard was its timid, trembling cluck… murmur…, as if it, too, had resigned to its fate.

小麥主任見狀也十分心急，忍不住來現塲「插播」一手口技絕活。見她雙手對握，撅著嘴，呼出氣，一陣陣響亮的貓頭鷹叫聲「勿勿…勿勿…」，即刻縈繞在偌大的風雨教室。可惜，這隻淡定的猛禽仍不為所動。大伙兒束手無策，只好將這隻疲累驚懼的母雞送回雞窩。

Seeing this, Director Mai grew anxious as well. Unable to hold back, she decided to showcase her vocal mimicry skills on the spot. Clasping her hands together and pursing her lips, she exhaled sharply—Woo-woo… woo-woo…—a series of loud, echoing owl calls filled the vast Wind and Rain Classroom.

Unfortunately, the unshaken raptor remained completely indifferent. With no other ideas left, the group had no choice but to return the exhausted and thoroughly frightened hen to the chicken coop.

隔日，學校請來桃園野鳥協會的獸醫來現場誘捕，起初獸醫左右揮動長柄捕捉網逼近目標，猛禽見狀幾度驚飛位移，後來竟躲藏到鋼樑裡面。小麥主任見狀連忙來幫忙，身形嬌小的她奮力舉著長柄網，醫生則從另一個方向爬上A字梯，再往上徒手攀爬到最頂處的鋼樑，一手捉住躲進鋼樑隙縫內的猛禽，再將牠塞入網中。 等獸醫師將這隻虛弱的猛禽由網中移妥到紙箱後，小麥主任好奇地問：「牠是誰？」 獸醫宣布了牠的身份：「是一隻鳳頭蒼鷹。」

The next day, the school invited a veterinarian from the Taoyuan Wild Bird Society to assist with capturing the raptor. At first, the veterinarian cautiously approached the bird, waving a long-handled net from side to side. Sensing danger, the raptor took flight several times, shifting positions before finally hiding inside the steel beam structure.

Seeing this, Director Mai quickly stepped in to help. Despite her petite frame, she lifted the long-handled net with all her strength, while the veterinarian climbed an A-frame ladder, then continued scaling the steel beams by hand. Reaching the top, he carefully reached into a narrow gap, grabbed the raptor, and swiftly secured it inside the net.

Once the weakened bird was safely transferred from the net to a cardboard box, Director Mai curiously asked, “Who is it?”

The veterinarian announced its identity: “It’s a crested goshawk.”