This building houses most of the program birds.

• Program birds are those that cannot survive on their own in the wild. They stay with us, due to special permits issued by USF&W and we take them to schools and other gatherings to help educat e children and adults about the need to care for our precious wildlife.

• The 7 cages give each bird a very roomy home. The units have a pea gravel floor that allows for good drainage and better simulates a natural habitat. Each cage has a variety of stumps and perches to provide better mobility for those birds with limited flight abilities. The perches are covered in a variety of materials to ensure the health of the bird’s feet.

• The Eagle’s and the Turkey Vulture's cages contains a few dog toys in which we sometimes hide their food. Both of these birds require daily mental stimulation to prevent boredom.

• The windows and part of the roof is covered with mesh to allow for good ventilation in the warmer months and the West windows are covered with plastic during the winter. Each unit has a heat lamp, and some have a small enclosure for those birds that like a little seclusion such as the Barn Owl.

• All of the program birds eat euthanized mice and rats. A couple also will eat small quail. On the average it takes about 8 – 10 thousand mice and rats each month to feed both the program and rehabilitation animals.

• The female eagle has the largest area of all. This gives her room to fly and explore. Her unit contains a small pond. Besides rodents, she also enjoys a fish now and then. She is very strict about who she lets into her cage and seems to prefer female keepers.