Soarin' Hawk is always excited when we can place one of our non-releasable raptors at an accredited facility! Cornell University has a long history of using live raptors in education programs. We were happy to send two birds, an Eastern Screech Owl and a Barred Owl, to them. The Barred Owl had an injured elbow which prevented his release back into the wild. The Screech Owl had some mild neurologic problems which prevented his release, but he will still make a great education bird.
They flew via Delta Dash to their new home. Delta Dash is a special program through Delta which provides extra care for live animals that are shipped through them. They arrived safe and sound...but maybe not too happy as evidenced by the photographs! The photos were taken in their shipping carriers upon their arrival.
Thanks again, Cornell University, for providing a home for these two magnificent owls!
