Barfy and Arnold
Barfolomew and Arnold have wing injuries preventing them from scavenging for food in the wild. 

Poe
Poe is our wonderful (un)common Raven and our only non-raptor resident bird. Poe came to us in January of 2013 after being found in the Healdsburg Safeway parking lot. We quickly realized Poe was visually impaired and decided to take him/her on as an education bird.

Star, Poppy, and Phoenix
We have 3 resident Red-tailed Hawks, each with unique personality traits.

As her name suggests, Star loves being the center of attention! Like Poppy, Star was also admitted as an imprinted juvenile in 2006. Star loves getting out on the fist and showing off her beautiful plumage to her adoring fans at education events. She is one of our only residents (other than our Great Horned Owls) who has laid an egg while in our care - it’s on display in our museum, come see it!

oppy is by far our largest RTHA, and our most feisty. She arrived in August of 2008 as an imprinted juvenile. She loves to get out in the sunshine and spread her wings on a breeze while walking around the compound! As an imprint, there's nothing physically wrong with her. She tends to get bored easier than our other residents, constantly challenging us to come up with new enrichment for her; but, that's okay, we love the challenge and it’s all worth it when she's happily chirping away in her mew.

Phoenix is one-eyed beauty who was admitted in 2005 with a severely damaged eye that required removal. Unfortunately, this led to her inability to hunt properly in the wild. ‘Phe’ joined our Resident Ambassador team and has been educating the public about how great she is ever since. Her favorite things are long walks in the sun, relaxing in the weathering area, and of course, teaching our new resident raptor handlers the ropes!

Pisces
Pisces is our only resident ambassador Osprey. This beauty came to us in September 2005 with a dislocated right shoulder that prevents normal flight. Pisces LOVES getting misted, usually spreading her wings wide so we can get those hard-to-reach places.

Wowl, Jazz and Vihar
Wowl owl is our oldest resident great horned owl (GHOW). She came to us in April of 1987 as an imprinted juvenile meaning she relies on humans for food, as she never learned how to hunt from her parents. Wowl is our most vocal GHOW, hooting constantly. She has been known to attract 1-3 wild males every year! Known affectionately among our handlers as our "grumpy old lady," she will continue to live out her days with us, enjoying mousy lunches and telling (hooting?) off our handlers when they disturb her afternoon nap!

Jazz & Vihar also came to BRC as imprinted juveniles after being illegally kept by their finders. It is believed that these two beautiful ladies are siblings and they have grown up together here at BRC. While neither are quite as vocal as Wowl calling in the boys, both still lays eggs in spring!

Garbo
Garbo came to us in 2004 with defective flight feather growth. Without proper feathering, she was unable to maintain the silent flight BNOWs need to hunt and thrive in the wild.

Esme
We would like to introduce you to our only Merlin – Esme. Esme is one of our newer resident birds, having been admitted in 2014 with a fractured wrist. Just like our Peregrine, Merlins are small falcon that requires perfect flight in order to catch their small, aerial prey. Unfortunately, Esme does not have full function of her wrist making her non-releasable. 

Kiri
Kiri was admitted with a severe wing injury that prevented her from regaining proper flight. As aerial predators, falcons must have perfect flight to survive in the wild. Kiri is very vocal, especially when being jessed – you always know if a handler takes more than a few seconds to put these birds’ gear on, as they will start yelling about it! Besides loving to hear themselves talk, Kiri enjoys catching her meals out of the air when we toss them into her.

Pippin and Comet
Pippin, our second WESO, came in with a left shoulder injury, rendering him unable to fly and hunt sufficiently for release. Not only does Pippin serve as an ambassador for his species, but he occasionally helps raise baby WESOs admitted to our hospital!

Comet was admitted to BRC in 2012 with severe injuries to both eyes. Today, Comet is blind in their left eye and visually impaired in their right, making them non-releasable. Despite the vision issues, Comet is a little firecracker – whenever we enter their mew, they stand up tall, ear tufts up, eyes wide, and beak clacking!