Notes from the flight cage
Intakes, recoveries, and release days — the everyday work of getting wild birds back to the sky.
- Great Horned Owl Flies Free After Six WeeksHe arrived unable to lift his left wing. Last night he lifted off into the treeline like we were never here.Released
- Baby Season Is Here — and the Incubators Are FullEleven nestlings in one week. Here's what a day of feedings every 30 minutes actually looks like.In care
- Meet Juniper, Our Education KestrelNot every bird can go back to the wild. Juniper's job now is making sure fewer birds end up like her.Education bird
- A Warbler, a Window, and a Second ChanceWindow strikes kill up to a billion birds a year in the US. This one got lucky — and there's an easy way to help.Released