Halsey came to RRC with severe head trauma and was unable to maintain his balance. His balance returned, but his "awareness of owldom" did not. His dedication to  young owls makes him a wonderful foster parent for orphans.

Skywalker was transferred from the San Francisco Zoo to the old Ager Zoo. He had been shot, losing the tip on one wing as well as a toe. Skywalker was an adult (at least 5 years old) when he was admitted to the zoo. He has been with RRC for 28 years!

Moonbeam arrived as a tiny chick that must have been knocked out of the nest. Only a few days old, his head was twisted upside down, but he really had the will to live. Feeding him was challenging, but it was accomplishes. When he started opening his eyes a week later, he gradually straightened his head out! We placed him placed him with other screech owls, but he wanted nothing to do with them; he had already decided to imprint on people, even before his eyes were open. Moonbeam started acting strangely the following year, spending more time in his roost box. When he didn't come out, we found out "he" had laid eggs! Moon beam is a female. She now acts as a foster Mom to baby screech owls that come to the center, and "her" babies imprint to her so they can be released when they are ready.

Remington was found by Branched Oak Lake with a broken wing. X-rays revealed he had been shot. He was also discovered to be suffering from lead poisoning caused by ingestion of lead, which affected his nervous system and eyesight. He gradually learned to feed himself, but never recovered completely. Approximately two years old when admitted in 2000, he now sports the plumage of an adult.

Cinmarron is a light-morph red-tail, formerly called a Krider's hawk. She came from the Wildcare Organization in Kansas. She could not be released due to a gunshot wound to a wing, making flight impossible.

Chinook was found on the ground in an Omaha neighborhood. This little fledgling seemed normal, but it soon became evident that something was wrong. Fostered to Moonbeam' he showed no fear of owls, people, or anything. He is totally unwary, and would have died quickly in the wild.

People investigating scratching sounds in a wall between floors of an abandoned building were surprised to find a turkey vulture chick! After extricating him from the wall and waiting to see if parents would return (they did not), they took him in. When he arrived at RRN, we placed him with captive vultures at Pioneers Park Nature Center in Lincoln, Nebraska; he was released there, but refused to leave. Very people-oriented, Sundance is now part of RRN's educational team.

Hit by a plane at Eppley Airfield in July of 2003, this youngster (offspring of the Woodman Tower falcons) sustained a broken wing. It did not heal well enough for him to fly free; he became RRN's permanent resident in early 2005.

Found near Ravenna in 2003, this second-year hawk was thin; examination found that the tip of one wing was missing. He has a calm personality, and the typical coloration of the normal red-tail hawk.

A casualty of a winter storm, this tiny chick was found on the ground, cold and wet. He was placed within sight of an adult great horned owl while still tiny, and later fostered to a captive mama horned owl. This procedure usually works to imprint owls correctly; but it did not work for Oberon, who remains fearless of humans, owls, dogs, and cats.

A young male (hatching year), Arrow was found near Ravenna in October of 2003, slightly thin with a nasty wing fracture. The damage to the wing was not repairable; part of the wing was amputated. A typical prairie falcon, Arrow is alert, feisty, and active. Although prairie falcons are more common in western Nebraska, some have wintered in downtown Lincoln prior to a pair of peregrine falcons taking up residence at the State Capitol!

Starbuck arrived at the Center with a broken wing in 2004 after a severe storm killed a parent and a sibling. The wing healed crooked, preventing his release.

Calypso transferred as a yearling from The Raptor Center in Minnesota. A wing injury sustained as a fledgling kept her grounded.

Io probably fell from the nest when half grown, and sustained fractures to both wings. She cannot fly well enough or quietly enough to survive in the wild.

These two arrived as youngsters from a Kansas facility, where they had been raised from chicks. Gavilan is the Spanish work for kite, and Miki is the alpha code for Mississippi Kite when banding. These social raptors love insects, especially grasshoppers.

Sandy arrived in 2001 with a shoulder fracture which left her with imperfect flight. She came down with West Nile Virus in 2002, but recovered with supportive care.

Nimbus
European Barn Owl
Date: 2006

Nimbus is a two year old male European barn owl, who was raised at the World Bird Sanctuary.

Omega
Common Barn Owl
Date: 2006

Omega is a six year old common barn owl, who was acquired from the World Bird Sanctuary.

Chinkapin
Broadwing Hawk
Date: 2006

Chinkapin is a two year old male broadwing Hawk from North Carolina.

Willow
American Kestrel
Date: 2006

Willow is a female American Kestrel.

Orion
Great Horned Owl
Date: 2003

Orion was rehabilitated from a case of West Nile Virus. He could not be released as a result of being unable to fly due to the disease.

Shadowfax
Krider's Red Tailed Hawk
Date: 2003

Shadowfax is a female, light-morph, red tailed hawk. She was rehabilited from a case of West Nile Virus, which affected her eyesight.