Buffy

Hatch Date: Unknown
Sex: Female
Reason Non-Releasable: Missing left eye
Weight: 2.8 lbs
Joined TRC Team: March 2024
Favorite Enrichment: Rat tails inside a tissue box
Fun Fact: Red-tailed Hawks have keen eyesight and it is estimated that they can see eight times better than most humans

Buffy is a female Red Tailed Hawk that was deemed unreleasable due to loss of vision in her left eye after being hit by a car in Florida in 2023. She was transferred to the Teton Raptor Center in the spring of 2024, where her left eye was surgically eviscerated. She is highly habituated to people, showing comfort around people, coming forward for food or when the glove is offered, and not showing the typical fear responses you would see in a wild hawk.
Her name “Buffy” comes from the buffy coloration you can see on her chest and belly feathers.

Photo credit: TRC Staff