The hawk was released back into the wild after being injured and was rescued by police in a Lake County forest preserve.

The hawk was released into the wild on Sunday, months after it was found injured by a car and rescued by deputies in a Lake County forest preserve.

Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation said the adult red-tailed hawk has undergone approximately four months of rehabilitation.

The organization is a licensed, nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation center located in Barrington that cares for injured and orphaned wildlife.

He was released on Sunday after being declared completely fit.

Lake County Forest Preserve Police rescued a hawk after it was hit by a car near one of the forest preserves.

As a result of being hit by the car, he suffered head and body injuries.

The hawk also showed signs of subcutaneous hemorrhage consistent with secondary rodenticide poisoning, Flint Creek said.

Authorities believe a resident of one of the many homes bordering the forest preserve used the poison to make rodenticides in his home.

“His treatment was long and his recovery slow, but fortunately he was determined to live,” Flint Creek Wildlife said.

Ironically, the hawk may not have survived the rodenticide poisoning if it had not been hit by a car and ultimately rescued.

“We are grateful to the Lake County Forest Preserve Police for bringing this red-tailed hawk to us for treatment and allowing us to release it back into their forest preserve today,” Flint Creek Wildlife said.