What is rehabilitation?
To
the members of RAPTOR Inc, rehabilitation means caring for injured birds
of prey until they are restored to a level of self-sufficiency.Because
birds of prey are very important to the balance of
nature, RAPTOR makes every effort
to return rehabilitated birds
to the wild. When a bird does not recover sufficiently to survive in the wild, the group attempts to place the bird with an environmental
education or research facility so others may learn about raptors and the
role they play in the
environment.
Volunteers
respond to calls for assistance and
transport the injured birds to a local facility
where proper care can be administered. In providing this care, RAPTOR cooperates
with local, state and federal wildlife agencies and groups. If you find
an injured bird of prey, and you are in the Greater Cincinnati
area, call RAPTOR at 513-825-3325. If you are not in this area, you
can call your local Fish & Wildlife officer, local Zoo or local Park
District.
This Great
Horned Owl was found under the porch of Don and Judy Jones at the North
Bend Boat Club. A rescue call was made to RAPTOR, Inc. We found that the
bird had a severe mouth infection and was undernourished. He probably
would not have survived for very long without treatment. When RAPTOR
determined that the bird was healthy and ready to be returned to the wild,
he was released to his home at the Boat Club by Pam Corcoran. 
This orphaned Great Horned Owl was brought to RAPTOR. She was released when old enough to survive in the wild.
Returning Birds to the Wild
Many of the hundreds of injured and orphaned birds that are treated each year by Raptor, Inc. are released back into the wild once they heal and can maintain a level of self-sufficiency. To help these birds, Make a tax-deductible donation today and support Raptor,Inc.'s mission.
This Great Horned Owl, GH05-40 known by RAPTOR volunteers as “Junior”, has been around for a while. First admitted as an orphan, he never really got a chance to learn from his parents how to fly and catch prey. We tried to “hack him out” by releasing him but continuing to leave him some food on the roof of one of the mews. He kept hanging around Covered Bridge and we noticed a problem with one of his eyes. He was captured and, after a visit to the eye doctor, he received eye drops for a couple of weeks. He still has what looks like a cataract forming in one eye, but is otherwise OK and was released by Vicki Peck.
This red morph Eastern Screech Owl, SO05-31, was found by the road in Amberly Village by Roy Sommer. He was picked up by volunteer Bill Hofmann and found to have severe head trauma and eye trouble. After some much needed cage rest and a visit to vet Dr. Ketring to check its eyes, this little guy was ready to be released. He was banded by Jeff Hays and was released by Roy at French Park.
This Cooper's Hawk, CH06-04, was stuck inside the Home Depot at Tylersville Road for several days. Store employee Amy Peters knew about RAPTOR and called for some help in getting the bird safely back outside. Dan Gallagher and Cindy and Marc Alverson trapped the bird in the store. He was found to have an injured foot but an x-ray by vet Dr. Grossi turned up no breaks. After a week of cage rest he was good to go and was banded by Jeff Hays and released by Amy to once again prowl the skies.