Birds of Prey Foundation

08/17/2024

Every summer, the young Swainson’s Hawks amaze and delight us with their combination of toughness and goofiness. This little guy was well enough to move from our ICU to an outdoor flight cage today. If all goes well, he will join a kettle of other youngsters and they will fly to Argentina together in the fall! In the meantime, they are all eating a ton of food to ready themselves for migration.

06/12/2024

It’s officially summer at Birds of Prey - we received our first baby Cooper’s Hawk of the year over the weekend! He/she joins many other fledglings in our care, including Great Horned Owls, Red-tailed Hawks, American Kestrels and a few Common Ravens. They are all keeping us very busy!

04/17/2024

A HUGE thank you to Precision Plumbing Heating Cooling & Electrical for helping us continue our mission to help Colorado's sick and injured raptors return to the wild!

04/17/2024

Hoo needs more cuteness in their life? Here are a few of the younger baby Great Horned Owls in our care.

04/14/2024

This formidable fledgling Great Horned Owl fell out of its nest in early March, when it was only a few days old. We paired it with our foster mama owl as soon as he got strong enough to hold his head up on his own. Now the two are out in an outdoor flight cage, which has a custom set-up for baby owls. They will soon be joined by the rest of the Great Horned Owl babies we’ve received for care until they are all old enough for release.

02/28/2024

We are hard at work prepping for our busy season, which starts ramping up with the arrival of baby Great Horned Owls. They could start arriving any day, now!

Enjoy this photo of some Northern Saw-whet Owls we cared for in the past. The juveniles have stunning dark plumage (left) and grow into the lighter adult plumage. These are one of the smaller owls in Colorado, and they nest in conifer forests.

If you’d like to help us take care of the sick, injured, or orphaned birds in our care, please visit Birds-of-prey.org/donate to find out how!

01/01/2024

Happy New Year from the Birds of Prey Foundation!

This Northern Goshawk moved from ICU to our outdoor flight cages last week - we are hoping that he will fly free again in 2024!

12/25/2023

We at the Birds of Prey Foundation hope this holiday season finds you as warm and snug (and as well fed) as this Flammulated Owl who is overwintering in our care. Thank you for making our work possible through your support!

12/05/2023

Help us continue to rehab sick, injured and orphaned birds of prey and return them to the wild! It’s not too late to give via Colorado Gives Day, where we earn matching funds and your donation helps birds even more! https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/BirdsofPrey?fbclid=IwAR1h26dLfgeuVAHWo_oME1QmJR1GD1BDMj-O9Ai7ls7RpqT8wZz9GoHJR9A

12/05/2023

Today is Colorado Gives Day!!!! Please consider helping us take advantage of matching fund opportunities by making a donation today! We are grateful for your support! https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/BirdsofPrey?fbclid=IwAR1h26dLfgeuVAHWo_oME1QmJR1GD1BDMj-O9Ai7ls7RpqT8wZz9GoHJR9A

12/03/2023

Meet the Common Poorwill! These nocturnal, migratory insectivores aren’t raptors, but people often think they’re owls and bring them to us for care. These 3 will be over-wintering with us as they came in after they should have already been much further south.

11/26/2023

Still looking for a perfect gift for that nature lover on your list? Consider adopting a bird in their honor. Prices range from $30 to $500, depending on species adopted. Your loved one will receive a personalized adoption certificate with a photo and story of one of our patients. Order soon to ensure arrival by Christmas. We ship via first class mail. https://www.birds-of-prey.org/adopt-a-bird

Your purchase helps us care for birds like this fledgling Eastern Screech Owl we treated earlier this year.

11/23/2023

We at the Birds of Prey Foundation are thankful for all you do to help Colorado’s birds of prey!

For those of you following the saga of the injured Northern Saw-whet, here he is in the rafters of an outdoor flight cage, where he likes to roost during the day.

11/16/2023

We are participating in Colorado Gives Day again in 2023. Please consider making a donation between now and December 5 to help us continue to give Colorado's sick and injured birds of prey a second chance at freedom! https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/BirdsofPrey

10/17/2023

The Saw-whet owl we posted about a couple weeks ago is feeling much better now! Out of oxygen, off meds, and tearing his own food! If he continues to do well, he will head out to the flight cages soon.

10/15/2023

Sending an enormous thank you to everyone who contributed to our successful 2023 Fall Migration dinner: donors, sponsors, volunteers, attendees, and our own Andrea Lutz, for making it all happen! It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces and meet new ones!!

Your support helps us to treat birds like this baby Bald Eagle. We weren’t sure he’d make it through his first night with us, he was found starved and dehydrated, with a huge open wound on his wrist, infested with ectoparasites. See him here, in our outdoor flight cage, working out some of the kinks in that wing. He still has a long way to go to get to full flying strength, but we are thrilled to see his progress so far!

10/07/2023

Hi Friends! Wondering what to do with your Saturday night? Consider joining us for a great night of food, friends, and comedy as we raise money to continue helping heal birds of prey and get them back into the wild. Tickets available at the door. The fun starts at 5:30 pm and runs until 9:00 at the Copper Leaf Gardens & Event Center, 1200 Miramonte St. in Broomfield, CO. See comments for more details.

This Long-eared Owl spent several months with us as he recovered from severe feather damage, and had to regrow most of his wing feathers. We were finally able to release him last week!!! We can only do this with your help! If you can't make tonight's dinner, see our website for other ways to help. We can't thank you enough for your support!!!

10/02/2023

This may look like a bad case of the Mondays, but this little Northern Saw-whet Owl is suffering from head trauma and a sore wing. He was found near a road in downtown Denver, so he probably crashed into something. After a few days on oxygen, meds and good food, he’s looking much brighter. We’ll continue providing our best care in the hope he can return to the wild soon!

09/27/2023

Just 10 days until our Fall Migration Dinner - did you get your tickets yet? Come celebrate and support our mission at our first in-person event since before the pandemic! Visit website for tickets. Birds-of-prey.org/dinner See some of our silent auction items in comments below (available only in-person at the dinner).

09/18/2023

Psst! These young Swainson's Hawks want to know if you're coming to our Annual Migration Dinner. Tickets available on our website. Join us for a celebration of these wonderful birds and their remarkable journey! There will be a comedian, DJ, silent auction, and of course, amazing food and company! https://www.birds-of-prey.org/dinner

08/20/2023

Birds of Prey staff sends a huge, heartfelt THANK YOU to all of our volunteers!!! We have admitted over 200 birds since the beginning of July and we appreciate you all stepping up to help make it possible to care for all of them!

08/16/2023

Our friends at Homestead Animal Hospital took good care of this fledgling Burrowing Owl until they could transfer her to us. She has injuries to her right side, consistent with a collision.

08/09/2023

One of the many, many Cooper’s Hawk fledglings we admitted in July. Most had West Nile Virus symptoms and came in emaciated and dehydrated.

08/08/2023

July brought us an onslaught of very sick fledgling Cooper’s Hawks, many starving, dehydrated and suffering from West Nile Virus. After an extremely busy and difficult month, we are heartened as we get to move the survivors to our flight cages to continue their recovery and regain strength for release.

07/22/2023

Tickets are on sale now! Come join us on Saturday, October 7th at Copper Leaf Gardens & Event Center for a fun evening of celebration. Learn more and buy your tickets at https://www.birds-of-prey.org/dinner

We hope to see you there!

06/26/2023

These Red-tailed Hawk fledglings have graduated to an outdoor flight cage after spending a couple of weeks with our Red-tailed Hawk foster mom.

04/15/2023

Spring is here and so are the baby Great Horned Owls! Check out our website to learn more about their story.

04/01/2023

Check out our new, improved website to learn more about Birds of Prey Foundation!

As you might have noticed, we are refreshing the Birds of Prey website! We are making changes to be sure we can provide the most up-to-date information as possible. During this transition, we appreciate your patience as we navigate the usual bumps along the way.

03/01/2023

This female American Kestrel came to us in early January. Someone heard her hit their glass sliding door and found her unconscious. Thankfully they brought her to Birds of Prey Foundation right away. She suffered significant head trauma and spent her first week receiving oxygen, anti-inflammatory medications and lots of nutritious food. After recovering in our ICU, she joined our other kestrel patients in the large outdoor flight enclosure, where she continues to eat and gain the strength she needs for release!