Sponsor A Raptor

An adopter (sponsor) of a CRC education bird receives:

  • An adoption certificate with a photo of the adopted bird
  • The personal and natural history information of the bird and its species
  • A website listing and a sign on the aviary of the adopted bird acknowledging the adoption
  • A one-on-one visit with a trained education bird and its handler
  • A one year CRC membership at the
       American Kestrel,
       Red-tailed Hawk
       or Great-horned Owl level [see membership information for details]

Click Here to See a List of Current Sponsors



Choose the bird you wish to sponsor and contribute

by US Mail

or by secure Online Transaction




Annual adoption fees are as follows:

Adoptions at American Kestrel membership level - glove-trained birds in bold
$65 contribution
American Crow   [Edgar]
American Kestrel   [Toto, Clio or Puck]
Black-billed Magpie   [Miri]
Burrowing Owl   [Chia or Linnaeus]
Common Raven   [Zachariah]
Merlin   [Ajkataku, Arwen or Guinevere]
Northern pygmy Owl   [Frodo or Darwin]
Northern Saw-whet Owl   [Tiresias or Tristan]
Western Screech Owl   [Ravi or Opa]

$90 contribution
Cooper's Hawk   [Cikala]
Long-eared Owl   [Aurora or Ariadne]
Red-shouldered Hawk   [Ki]
Short-eared Owl   [Hermione or Gryffin]
White-tailed Kite   [Anu or Dakini]

Adoptions at Red-tailed Hawk membership level - glove-trained birds in bold
$125 contribution
Barred Owl   [Bodhi or Loki]
Common Barn Owl   [Soren and Nani]
Great Horned Owl   [Lorax, Valentino or Juno]
Northern Harrier   [Ceres or Deva]
Northern Spotted Owl   [Chenoa or Luna]
Osprey   [Naiad or Enki]
Peregrine Falcon   [Leia, Freya, Tempest or Hermes]
Prairie Falcon   [Durango or Circe]
Rough-legged Hawk   [Tyee or Kenai]
Red-tailed Hawk   [Uriel, Tomahawk, Koa or Banjo]
Swainson's Hawk   [Pan or Taka]
Turkey Vulture   [Lethe or Kali]

$150 contribution
Great Gray Owl
Northern Goshawk   [Sedona]

$175 contribution
Ferruginous Hawk   [Eowyn or Osiris]
Gyrfalcon   [Nike]

$250 contribution
Snowy Owl   [Archimedes]

Adoptions at Great horned Owl membership level - glove-trained birds in bold
$300 contribution
Bald Eagle   [McKenzie, Denali or Aeolus]
Golden Eagle   [Orion or Amazon]