Avian Ambassadors

Species: Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Hatch Date: August 2023
Reason Non-Releasable: Human imprint

Species: Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Hatch Date: Unknown
Reason Non-Releasable: Missing left eye

Species: American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Hatch Date: 2023
Reason Non-Releasable: Hatched in falconry program for education

Species: Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Hatch Date: July 2024
Reason Non-Releasable: Conservation bred for education

Species: Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Hatch Date: March 2023
Reason Non-Releasable: Conservation-bred for Education

Species: Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Hatch Date: 2005
Reason Non-Releasable: Right wing injury

Species: Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Hatch Date: Spring 2016
Reason Non-Releasable: Vision loss, right eye

Species: Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Hatch Date: 2019
Reason Non-Releasable: Retired Falconry Bird

Species: Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
Hatch Date: Spring 2021
Reason Non-Releasable: Blind in one eye due to car collision

Species: Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
Hatch Date: March 2023
Reason Non-Releasable: Blind in left eye

Species: Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Hatch Date: 2021
Reason Non-Releasable: Retired Falconry Bird

Stunning portraits of some of our Avian Ambassadors, past and present, are for sale online by local photographer Wes Timmerman.

90% of profits from the sale of these images and other merchandise options will be donated to TRC.