Falcons

Adopt-A-Raptor

Alina - Merlin Falcon

Alina was found in Holly Hill, Florida and brought to us in 2013 from another facility as an immature female. She was diagnosed with a severely fractured right elbow. The fracture healed, but she did not gain full extension of the injured wing. As a result of her limited flight capability, she could not be released.

Amelia - Peregrine Falcon

Amelia was found badly injured on a cruise ship in the Atlantic during her first migration south in the fall of 2015. This young Peregrine Falcon was brought to shore in the Melbourne area and transported to the Center for care. She suffered from starvation and spinal trauma, causing paralysis. With extensive treatment and rehabilitation she has been able to regain some of her movements but remains permanently disabled and non-releasable. She was named after the aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.

Susie - American Kestrel

American Kestrels are dimorphic meaning you can tell the males from the females by thier coloring. Susie is a female who was rescued in 2017. She was found with two fractures in her left wing, that didn't heal well enough for her to be returned to the wild. If Susie isn't offsite teaching children about raptors, she can be found on the porch of the Audubon House.

Chopper - Peregrine Falcon

Yearly migration for the Peregrine Falcon includes flying thousands of miles one way along the Atlantic flyway to South America! So you can imagine how many of young falcons don’t make it their first migration. Chopper was found in Daytona Beach in October, 2017, as a first year bird. He had a badly injured left wing. After initial treatment, our veterinarians made the call to partially amputate the wing since it wasn't healing properly. Chopper recently retired from being an education bird and is now enjoying his newly renovated suite next to Amelia.