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| Roaring Brook's Birds of Prey | ||
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Roaring Brook Nature Center is proud to house numerous beautiful birds of prey in our outdoor raptor enclosure. To meet our birds, click on the following links: (To meet our birds, click on their names. For fact sheets on these birds, click here.) Our mission is to protect these birds and to provide them with humane and enriching lives. Birds of prey can live in captivity for many years, and, as caretakers, we need to have the necessary environment and medical attention to support their survival. Please consider being a part of something very special and lend your support to these wondrous creatures. We invite you to join our Adopt a Raptor Program or to donate items that are needed for the birds' care. |
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| Meet Our Birds | ||
| Most of the raptors at the Nature Center were hit by cars. Raptor often hunt along roadways, particularly during the winter months as plowed roads provide greater visibility when hunting prey. These birds are treated at the Nature Center or are sent to licensed raptor rehabilitators for care in hopes that they can recover sufficiently to be released. | ||
American Bald Eagle
Shawnee, our bald eagle, came to us as a surplus bird from the Baltimore Zoo in 1993. Shawnee, a male, is missing an eye, an injury that would make hunting diffficult. Shawnee hatched in 1982 in Minnesota, making him almost 30 yerars old. We do not know how Shawnee lost his left eye. To learn more about the status of bald eagles in Connecticut, click here and here. |
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Red-tailed Hawks Ralph,a red-tailed hawk, is a long-time resident at the Nature Center, having arrived in 1991. Struck by a car, Ralph was found near East Mountain Road in Canton. Due to permanent wing damage, Ralph cannot be released. To learn more about red-tailed hawks, click here and here.
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Formerly known as "Tom", and now correctly called "Tomasina," our turkey vulture is a social bird. She happily shares accommodations with Shawnee, the bald eagle, who tolerates her presence. She is an intelligent bird will solve "puzzles" placed in her enclosure. Tomasina was hit by a car in the Farmington Valley and is missing part of her left wing. She has been with us since 2001. For interesting facts on these birds, click here and here. |
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Barred Owls Strix varia Harry and Cubby are barred owls, our most common large owl. Harry was hit by a car in December 2010. Cubby flew into a glass door as a fledgling in July 2011. Both birds sustained eye injuries that prevented their return to the wild. Listen for the "who cooks for you" calls of barred owls in our woodlands. There are several pairs of barred owls nesting in Werner's Woods and along the Onion Mountain ridge. To learn more about barred owls, click here. |
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Saw-whet Owl
Our smallest Connecticut owl, saw-whet owls are more often encountered in winter when numbers may be pushed south into southern New England in search of food. Their small size makes detection difficult. There are records of nesting saw-whets in northwestern Connecticut. Lefty, our saw-shet, was hit by a car in Wolcott and has been at the Nature Center since 2002. To learn more about saw-whet owls, click here and here. |
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GOLD LEVEL $100/year - Bald Eagle, Barred Owl This level includes:
Silver Level $75/year - Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture This level includes:
Bronze Level $50/year - Saw-whet Owl This level includes:
For Adoption Form, click here or call the Nature Center at 693-0263. |
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DONATIONS ALWAYS WELCOME! |
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