“The sharp gaze of raptors keeps me honest in my life and in my art.”

The Audubon Center for Birds of Prey admitted 784 birds to the Raptor Clinic in 2020, rehabilitating and releasing 254 back into the wild.

This season, 480 community volunteers donated 7,530 volunteer hours for nest monitoring, data reporting, and in some instances, the rescue and transport of Bald Eagles in need of medical attention.

EagleWatch will step into the role of providing nest information to stakeholders and will continue to maintain and update the nest map while assigning nest ID’s for new nests reported to EagleWatch and the FWC

Volunteers stayed safe amidst the coronavirus pandemic to monitor Bald Eagle nests across the state.

This season, staff banded and released eight eaglets from five counties. Six of the fledgling eagles came from natural nests and two came from nests on artificial structures. Since inception in 2017, the study has banded and released 48 juvenile eagles.

Each year the Center supports field research in raptors with supplying samples, specimens and other expertise. Audubon worked with Julie Carlin, UCF student, who’s research explores the difference in abundance and type of microplastic found in birds of prey.

by Nanci Adler

Doris Mager’s treetop sit-in helped to establish the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, which turns 40 this month and has played a big part in restoring Florida’s eagle population.

Audubon Center for Birds of Prey unveiled a new exhibit at their location in Maitland on Friday, October 11th. Sponsored by OUC – The Reliable One - the new exhibit focuses on Avian Protection for raptors and other birds, especially around power lines and transformers.