Clinic information
Staff is available between 8am and 7pm to answer calls but if we are unable to answer when you call, please leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible. For instructions on what to do after phone hours, please see raptor handling tips. We can admit patients between 8am and 5pm every day of the week.
Please be sure to speak with a staff member before bringing any raptors to our clinic. Thank you!
This young eastern screech owl is FEISTY, and that is just the way we like our raptor patients.
When birds of all stages of life, but especially young ones, come into our care, we hope to see a little fight in them. As you can see in this video, the young eastern screech owl is not afraid to defend itself from the humans that are handling them with great care. This little one is wearing a wrap that helps keep the bird's wings restrained, and limit’s the bird’s ability to move so we can get an accurate weight.
Because we take all the proper precautions while caring for young birds, we reduce the risk of having them human imprinted or becoming socialized and comfortable with humans. If imprinting or socializing were to occur, they would no longer be able to survive in the wild without having inappropriate behavior toward people, which is unsafe for both them and us.
When a patient in our care makes it clear that they would prefer not having to spend time with us, it is an encouraging sign in their journey to being released back into the wild.
Patient statistics
- 2025 year-to-date total: 381
- Current patient count: 30
- 2024 total: 1,105
- 2023 total: 1,041
- 2022 total: 1,001
- 2021 total: 1,032
- 2020 total: 931
Current patient census
Some of our patients are housed in convalescent spaces as they recover from their injuries or illnesses. Others are housed in flight spaces; these patients are in various stages of rehabilitation and pre-release preparations.
As of June 2nd, 2025, we have admitted 381 raptor patients for the year. Our current patients are listed below.