Storm tossed raptors inundate BoP -plea for donations

This past Monday some of nature’s most powerful storms, tornadic thunderstorms, came upon our area well after dark, uprooting large trees with devastating winds and shredding vegetation with wind-driven hail. Imagine being caught outside? BoP has been swamped with more than 30 stunned and bruised raptors this week. More bedraggled refugees are arriving daily. Our ICU is jam packed. Running out of food, we’ve ordered 10,000 more mice. But food comes at a steep price: $10.00 per pound of mice. So we’re making a special plea here today for donations. Help us give these beautiful creatures so vital to our ecosystem a second chance! You can donate right here online!

Or mail a check to:

Birds of Prey Foundation
2290 S. 104th Street
Broomfield, CO 80020

Make checks payable to: Birds of Prey Foundation

Read the 9News story with video and slideshow.

Update 27 July, 2009: Total birds admitted injured by the July 20th storms: 50!
Read a further article by the Boulder Camera

Update 29 July, 2009: Ready to fly from the storm – 9News update video of a great hawk release
Channel 4 News story
The Weather Channel: Dozens of birds injured in storm