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Great
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photo © David Powell |
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Male, hatched in 1985.
At 21 years, he is our oldest bird. He was hit by a car at Bosque del
Apache National Wildlife Refuge. For a long time, he appeared to be
blind in both eyes, but he sustained permanent loss of sight only in his left eye.
He also has hearing loss in his left ear. Luckily, he has managed to
overcome his sight and hearing limitations well enough to thrive in captivity. His ability to fly has not
been affected. He is very calm during our educational programs and perches
well, but due to his age, he is used for
limited occasions. He currently lives with a female Great-Horned
Owl, and they occasionally foster young in the spring. |
Female, hatched in 1995. She was found near Aztec, New Mexico with an injured wing. The
cause of her injury is unknown, but we believe that she was hit by a car.
Her wing has only partial
extension which affects her balance. She is
our largest owl, and a very calm educational bird. She is popular with
audiences of all sizes, due to her calm nature and beautiful markings. She currently lives with a male Great-Horned Owl, and they occasionally
foster and raise young in the spring.
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Eastern Screech-owl
(Otus asio) |
Western
Screech-owl (Otus kennicottii) |
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Male, hatched in the
spring of 2003. He suffers from a detached retina in his right eye,
the result of his nest tree being cut down. He has no other injuries, and has
been with Hawks Aloft since July, 2003. His limited vision reduces his
ability to find perches and land properly, even though he flies well. His
small size and calm nature makes him ideal for educational programs with
young children. He often calls during presentations and at
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Male, found in January
of 2000. He was under a pile of leaves in a parking lot in Rio Rancho,
New Mexico. He has a broken wing, very close to the wrist joint.
An attempt was made to pin his wing, but the bone did not heal straight.
The cause of his
injury is unknown, but we believe that he was hit by a car. He is very
calm, and occasionally becomes vocal during presentations. He currently lives with a Northern Saw-whet
Owl. |
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Burrowing
Owl (Athene cunicularia) |
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Picture currently unavailable |
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Male, hatched in the
spring of 2003. He came to us from the
Ojai Raptor
Center, California in November of 2003. He has a fractured wing, which probably
resulted from a car collision. He is our newest educational
ambassador, and has performed well in the programs he has attended.
We hope to bring him to more programs soon so he can become more comfortable in
educational settings. He currently lives with a female Burrowing
Owl, and an Eastern Screech-Owl. |
Female, hatched in
the spring of 2003. She came to us with the male owl from the Ojai
Raptor Center, California. She has a broken wing, which we believe to be from
a car collision. Her training for educational programs has just begun
and, while she is very nervous around people, she continues to improve daily.
She currently lives with a male Burrowing Owl, and an Eastern Screech-Owl.
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Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) |
Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
photo © David Powell |
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Female. She came to us
from the
Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico in November, 1999. She has a rotated elbow, and she cannot move the joint.
The cause of the injury is unknown. Her
small, non-intimidating nature makes her an ideal bird for young groups.
She is quite active during presentations, and often displays her wing and
tail feathers while on the glove. She currently lives with a Western Screech-Owl.
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Male. He was
found on someone's porch extremely emaciated, and turned in to local
rehabilitator. He had no obvious signs of injury, and was therefore
kill trained and released. He
came back to the rehabilitator approximately one week later, very thin again.
He was again trained and released, and returned to the rehabilitator once
again.
He is believed to have hearing loss, which prevents him from hunting and
finding food in the wild. The cause of this injury is unknown. He is very vocal and makes many threat displays, but
he is essentially harmless.
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Hawks
Aloft, Inc. 
