An Experience AwaitsTake a walk on the wild side at Carolina Raptor Center's Raptor Trail. Our eagles, vultures, hawks, and falcons are waiting to say hello. Check out our calendar for weekly event schedules.More...
Creating Wonder In Children And AdultsCatch wonder by the tail with our formal and informal education programs. Children 3 to 93 will delight the science and natural history of 38 raptor species and how they have inspired human invention.More...
Conserving Birds One At A TimeStaff and volunteers at this hidden hospital in the woods treats over 900 injured and orphaned birds a year – more than any other US raptor center. Over 70% are released back into the wild!More...
Giving Is As Easy As 1-2-3Press the easy button by giving online, via phone or through traditional mail. Your passion and engagement fuels our mission every day.More...
Raptor Rescue By The Numbers Surrogate mother Betbait, the Great Horned Owl, surrounded by her adopted chicks. Photo by Bill Hager.About this imagePick up a sunflower and count the florets running into its centre, or count the spiral scales of a pine cone or a pineapple, running from its bottom up its sides to the top, and you will find an extraordinary truth: recurring numbers, ratios and proportions. – Charles Jencks Down for the Count Our RaptorMed Electronic Medical Record System allows us to count almost anything. Here are some things we’ve counted. Let us know if you want to know something else. Total patients 19,242 Admissions in 2015 788 Total released 7,888 Released this year 55 Release rate 68% Species Admitted Barred Owl 20% **** Red-tailed Hawk 18% *** Red-shouldered Hawk 12% ** Eastern Screech Owl 10% ** Great Horned Owl 9% * Cooper’s Hawk 8% * Barn Owl 3% * American Kestrel 3% * Broad-winged Hawk 3% * Black Vulture 2% *
