PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WLNE) — United States Attorney Zachary Cunha said that a Portsmouth man was sentenced to six months federal probation after admitting he shot hawks on and around his property.
65-year-old Robert Ferreira violated the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and was charged with four misdemeanor charges of hunting, taking, killing, or attempting to take or kill migratory birds.
He admitted to a judge that, between October 2018 through April 2021, he used his air rifle to injure three Red-Tailed hawks and a Cooper’s hawk…