birds-of-prey.org

WELCOME! We are a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization whose mission is:

  • Treating injured and orphaned wildlife, primarily raptors, such as eagles,
    hawks, falcons and owls and return healthy members of the breeding
    population to their natural habitat;
  • Fostering compassion for wildlife in distress and teach new generations
    through mentorships, internships, lectures, and volunteer programs;
  • Working to continuously improve the quality of care and housing of
    captive raptors everywhere through education; observation, invention
    and exemplary ethics in their treatment and husbandry.
  • Seeking protection for raptors in the wild through education, invention
    and intervention.

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Announcements

2010 Open House 2010 Open House

2010 BOP Open House for Members and Friends Only will be held on May  1st and 2nd from 11 am to 3 pm. Visitors will receive a tour of the facility and interesting information about the many birds we cared for in 2009, those that had to spend the winter and part of the summer at the facility. Included are: Flight Cage Tours Educational Displays Thrift... [Read more ...]

Never to be forgotten – Sigrid Noll Ueblacker Passes Never to be forgotten – Sigrid Noll Ueblacker Passes

Sigrid Noll Ueblacker, 68, of Broomfield, Colorado, passed away unexpectedly in Lafayette, Colorado, on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.   She was born on November 11, 1940, in Vienna, Austria, the beloved daughter of the late Hugo Noll and the late Helga Schenk.   Sigrid is survived by her daughter Elke Edwards and son-in-law Roger Edwards, son Gernot... [Read more ...]

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Journal

Thoughts of Sigrid Thoughts of Sigrid

I can’t begin to express all that you taught me, but I’m going to try... 

2008 Christmas News 2008 Christmas News

Our annual Christmas Newsletter has been mailed. It is also now available in PDF... 

Beautiful Peregrines Beautiful Peregrines

Will James Sooter is documenting his observations of local Peregrine Falcons in an... 

The White Hawk of Legacy Ridge The White Hawk of Legacy Ridge

Update: MyHawk, the albinistic Red Tailed Hawk that was struck at the Legacy Ridge... 

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Stories

Introduction Introduction

Proximity to these proud and graceful creatures almost always inspires awe in those... 

Aquila – Raising a Golden Eagle Aquila – Raising a Golden Eagle

5/31/99 I received this five-week-old Golden Eagle chick in May of 1999. He was... 

Adam and his Wacky Friend Adam and his Wacky Friend

In the fall of 2004 we received a beautiful 20-year old Bald Eagle. He had lived... 

The Gladiators The Gladiators

In the spring of 2005 a lady observed the aerial combat of two Bald Eagles in a field... 

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