Great and exciting things are happening! Work on preparing our new nest site has begun!
Over 500,000 (yes, that's half a million) pounds of stone have been delivered to the site for the driveway and parking areas. When the project is complete, over 1,000,000 pounds of gravel will be on site! That's a lot o' rock!
Using heavy equipment loaned to the project by the
awesome
folks at
Fox Contractors,
two Fox Contractors volunteers did the majority of the site work. Soarin' Hawk volunteers were on site as well, doing chores to keep things moving and, of course, taking lots of photos.
The pad for the "operations" building has been prepared. Work to install utilities and construction of the building itself will begin as soon as the weather allows.
Our dreams are becoming reality! Stay tuned!
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Thank you to Bob Thomas Ford Lincoln North for helping us meet a need that we were working hard to make come true!!!!!
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May 7 - After school program, Garrett Public Library, 107 W. Houston St., Garrett, IN - 3:30pm
May 19 - Discover Audubon, James Cultural Plaza, 208 W. 7th St., Auburn, IN - 10:30am
May 22 - Peregrine falcon chick banding, AEP Building, 110 E. Wayne St., Ft. Wayne, IN - 3:30pm
May 24 - Preschool program, Chain O' Lakes SP, 2355 E CR75S, Albion, IN - 10:00am
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PEOPLE ARE TALKING . . .
about Soarin' Hawk educational programs!
reported by Sarah Dempsey, Director
Butler Public Library, DeKalb County, IN
“Many of us had never seen [the birds] so up-close and personal.”
“Staff loved having their picture taken [with the birds].”
“You [humans] are okay, but when the birds come in, that’s all we look at.”
“The size and majesty of the birds was a little overwhelming.”
“[Rotary Club] members were blown away!”
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Red-tailed hawk 12032019 was released to its forever home in Loblolly Marsh Nature Preserve in Jay County on 3/24/19
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Young red-tailed hawk 12012018 was fattened up and conditioned and was returned to his home in Steuben County, IN on 3/7/19
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Eastern Screech Owl 07012018 was released to his home area in Adams County on 10/24/18
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"The earth laughs in flowers
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-
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Imagine being in a pitch-black room, your pupils maximally dilated, but you can’t see a thing. You feel helpless. Now picture a Barn Owl on a perch and a mouse scurrying across the floor. The bird drops and glides toward the rodent — dramatic predator-prey behavior. So who wins? The mouse doesn’t stand a chance. And in total darkness!
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CELEBRATING GENEROSITY
Thanks to April donors!
Anonymous, L. Blue,
Bob Thomas Ford,
C. Boggs, R. Boidock, K. Borland, D. Brandenberger, C. Buchanan, L. Burrell, K. Carroll, Dekko Foundation, Ft. Wayne Subaru, GoFundMe Campaign (Joanna, Christine, Jessica, Judy, Diana, Laura, Jamie, Karl, Jeff), D. Hall, A. Heger, Kern Family Farms, Kristen (Detroit), Kroger Community Fund, A. Mitchell, Network for Good, L. Ostergren, A. Zepke
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GOT CHICKENS?
CAN YOU PROTECT THEM FROM HAWKS?
If you raise chickens, odds are you've had a run-in with a hawk. Because raptors are protected, you may feel your hands are tied. What can you do?
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CONSERVATION CORNER
Be the change...
You're sitting in your living room, watching TV, when you hear a loud "Whomp!" against the picture window overlooking your backyard. You jump up to see what happened, and see nothing - until you look down. There, on the ground right outside the window, is a large bird, struggling to get to his feet.
Although many times, the bird just needs time to regain his senses, and will fly away eventually if left alone (
click here to see what to do if a bird hits your window
), over one billion (yes, that's BILLION) birds die due to window strikes each year. Why does this happen, and can anything be done to prevent it?
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RESCUE STORY, HAPPY ENDING!
Red-tailed Hawk #12302018 (a/k/a Right Orange, his leg band color)
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Happy day! This beautiful Red-Tailed Hawk has been released!
Watch the release
here
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HERE'S A SIMPLE WAY YOU CAN HELP SOARIN' HAWK
Currently, 192 families are helping Soarin' Hawk through Kroger's Community Rewards program. Anybody that has a Kroger Rewards card may sign up.
It costs you nothing, and Kroger makes a donation to Soarin' Hawk every time you buy groceries and use your Kroger card.
Please enroll, and indicate that you want to support Soarin' Hawk. (We are Organization Number PH077.)
You can see if you are enrolled by checking the bottom of your Kroger receipt.
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EDUCATION CORNER
MEET OUR EDUCATION BIRDS - Ginger
Ginger came to us in late summer of 2015 from another raptor rehabilitator in Indiana. She has a wing injury which causes a permanent wing droop; she cannot fly well enough to be released. Ginger is an exquisitely colored
Red-Shouldered Hawk
with a lot of deep-red-colored feathers. She is large for a red-shouldered, so we assumed she was a female. Then she laid some eggs in the spring of 2016, which obviously confirmed it!
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PLEASE HELP US HELP THE BIRDS!
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We were able to help this beautiful Great Horned Owl that was hit by a car, thanks to donations from people like you. Won't you make a donation now to help us help these magnificent birds? No contribution is too small!
Your donation is tax deductible.
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