Resident Raptors

We Invite You To Join Our

Sponsor-a-Raptor Program

Help support our raptors by sponsoring them for yourself or a friend!

Sponsorship Categories

$300 per year
- With this Sponsorship you will receive an honorary plaque* featured outside of the raptor’s enclosure for 1 year. In addition, you will receive an up-close experience with your animal and a personal tour of our Wildlife Clinic and benefits included in the $100 Sponsorship package
$100 per year
- This Sponsorship includes a framed 8×10 photograph of your sponsored animal and everything listed in the $50 Sponsorship package
$50 per year
- This Sponsorship includes an 8×10 photograph of your sponsored animal, the sponsored animal’s story, information on the species, and a sponsorship certificate.
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Roaring Brook Nature Center is proud to house numerous beautiful birds of prey in our outdoor raptor enclosure. Our mission is to protect these birds and to provide them with humane and enriching lives.

Birds of prey can live in captivity for many years. As caretakers, we need to have the necessary environment & medical attention to support their survival.

Please consider being a part of something very special. Lend your support to these wondrous creatures.

Our Resident Raptors

Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis

Kia

When she was about one and a half years old, Kia was struck by a car on a highway in New Britain in 2015. Luckily, she was found and brought to the closest veterinarian practice. Her wing was very badly damaged and part of it had to be amputated. She also lost vision in her left eye from the collision. Since she wouldn’t be able to survive in the wild, we are lucky to have her as one of our Raptor Ambassadors. Kia enjoys nest building in the Spring, sunbathing, watching the squirrels, and showing off her impressive size and beauty to visitors.

Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura

Tomasina

In 2001, Tomasina was hit by a car in the Farmington Valley and brought to our rehabilitation clinic. She suffered an injury to her left wing that was so severe that it required a partial amputation. Because she was unable to fly, she couldn’t be released. Tomasina has been with us ever since. She loves basking in the sun stretching out her wings, ripping open boxes and paper bags to find her food and admiring her beautiful self in the mirror.

Eastern Screech Owl, Megascops asio

Mountain

Mountain was struck by a car in West Hartford in 2015 and was luckily found by a passerby who brought him to our Rehabilitation Clinic. Unfortunately, this small but mighty owl suffered irreparable damage to his left eye and left wing. He has since been one of our Raptor Ambassadors. Oftentimes he sits quietly in his log cubby where his coloring can make him difficult to spot.

Barred Owl, Strix varia

Odin

Odin became one of our Raptor Ambassadors in 2018. She, too, was hit by a car which caused severe damage to her left eye. Since it could not be saved, a veterinarian removed the eye to prevent potential infection. She shares an enclosure with her mate Aya. She loves being misted in the summer and calling out to the wild Barred Owls in the area.

Barred Owl, Strix varia

Aya

Aya has been with us since 2016. When he was young, he was illegally taken out of the wild and unfortunately didn’t learn how the necessary skills to survive in the wild. He shares an enclosure with Odin. They can often be seen sitting next to each other, preening each other and calling out to wild Barred Owls.

Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus

Conner

Conner, our resident goofball, arrived in 2018. He, like Aya, was illegally raised by humans and lacks the necessary skills to be on his own in the wild. He is fully flighted and takes advantage of all the space in his large enclosure. Conner is very playful – he loves untying his caretakers’ shoelaces, playing with his enrichment toys, ‘incubating; his lace ball in during nesting season; and he especially loves interacting with those who visit him.

American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos

Eddie

Eddie was brought to our Rehabilitation Clinic in 2019 when he found grounded and unable to fly. When examined, it was discovered that he had a permanent eye and wing injuries, which resulted in him being non-releasable. Eddie enjoys playing with his food, jumping up and down his platforms when people stop by and interacting with his caretakers.