Support Birds in Flight Sanctuary

You’ll Help
Save Lives

Whether you donate once or regularly, you will be helping us rescue wildlife in need, provide lifesaving treatment, and the care, nutrition and rehabilitation necessary for them to return to the wild.

We do not receive any state, federal or county money.  All funding is from private donors. 

Birds in Flight Sanctuary is licensed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Ohio Division of Wildlife.

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Thank you to our donors and supporters!

Rashid Abdu | Laura Zavadil | Heidi Berry | Danielle Aguillard | Julian Cook | Cynthia Hirtzel | Roberta Skidmore | Dave Frey | Gina Pallo & Patrick Blascak | Sandra Parobek | Grant Rohm | Anita Coughlin | Bob McBride | Gary Tohm | Penny Meadows | Ronald Criddle | Kim Pease | Joyce Riley | Patrick Blascak | Marsh Crank | Anita Coughlin | Terry Feichtenbiner | WCI Steel | Kathleen Connolly | Joanne Leatherberry | Karyl Ventres | Calvin Greathouse | Donna Johnson | Alan Keish | Annette Vasko | Loraine Cook | Sean Philbin | Bob and Denise Lane | Mary Lou Collins | Megan Kaso | Betty Anne Casi | Mary Adams | Alexandra Casi | Ann Martin | Hattie Grubke-Barnard, Medium Bird Club Donor | Carol Baskas | Andrew Macejko | Julie Schaefer | Gina Maida | Jennifer Medina | Nancy and George Vukovich | Jean Coudriet | Nikki Casagrande | Lauren Garnett | Bill Kaye, Small Bird Club | Alisa Akuszewski | Amanda Kryzanowski, Large Bird Club Donor | Amber Cunningham | Raymond and Judy Vershum | Diane Glivar, Small Bird Club Donor | Marilyn Sackett

Other Ways to Donate

Legacy Gifts

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Commemorable Releases

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Donor Clubs

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Fundraisers

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BECOME A VOLUNTEER

RESCUE

For those times when someone who discovers an animal in need can’t safely drive them to our facility, you step in as the first responder and  “ambulance driver”.

REHAB

The work performed at our sanctuary is hard, fun, dirty, frustrating, and rewarding. If you can handle hard work and want an experience of a lifetime, we would love your help! 

EDUCATION

Share your knowledge with the public about wildlife and their habitats at our educational events or on the trails of our property.

ADMIN

If answering rescue calls, fundraising and paperwork is your cup of tea, come help us with our administrative duties.

Call us at 330 652 3381 or email us to find out how you can join our team of wonderful volunteers.

ADOPT A RESCUE

Become an adoptive parent and support the care and feeding of one of our raptors. These are birds that have been treated but are not able to be released back into the wild and require care at the sanctuary permanently.

 Choose an adoptee from the list below and you will receive:

  • A beautiful color 5″ x 7″ photograph of “your” bird.
  • A personal biography explaining how “your” bird came to the sanctuary.
  • A Certificate of Adoption suitable for framing.
  • Donor recognition on our website.

Adoptions are $50 per month.

To adopt a bird just click the “Adopt” button under their name. Your donation will be debited monthly from your credit/debit card via PayPal. 

Adoptions make a great gift for that special bird lover in your life. 
Remember the birds on birthdays, anniversaries and holidays.

RAINA
Red-tailed Hawk

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RAINA
Red-tailed Hawk

Raina was brought to our sanctuary as a four-week-old baby. She had fallen from the nest soon after hatching and was illegally taken care of and fed the wrong diet for a growing baby. 

When BiFS took her in she flapped her wings once and broke the bones in each wing in six places.  With great care and the right diet she healed, but the damage to her wings was permanent. 

She joined our program in 2010.

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SHILO
Harris’s Hawk

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SHILO
Harris’s Hawk

Shilo was found in 2006 as a fledgling with a healed broken wing.  His wing appears to be been broken when he was about 2 weeks old.  Old fractures cannot be fixed so he needed to be placed in an education program. 

We acquired the necessary permission and license from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to accept him into our education program .

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LITTLE GREY
Screech Owl

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LITTLE GREY
Screech Owl

Little Grey was found in the grille of a semi truck.  The driver had no idea he had hit the little owl until he stopped for gas.  She had a punctured eye and neurological problems when she came into rehabilitation. 
Many birds with one eye can be released and live normal lives. But when they have neurological damage after injuries their chances are significantly lower, so Grey was place into our education program in 2004. 

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PHOENIX
Red-tailed Hawk

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PHOENIX
Red-tailed Hawk

Pheonix was brought to our program in 2005.  She was said to be very aggressive with three other handlers and not suitable to be an education bird.  Although she was an older bird, we believed that we could help her through her difficulties. 
With a great deal of training and a single handler, she became a great educational ambassador in our program.  

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MUDDY
Barred Owl

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MUDDY
Barred Owl

Adopted by Ed and Sue Morris
Muddy was brought to us when he was about six months old. The people who found him at one week old wanted to keep him. This is illegal and he was soon taken from them. 
 
When he was brought to Birds in Flight, he was deemed a non-releasable imprint.  When wild animals are not raised by a parent or licensed rehabilitation facility in the proper way they become imprinted on humans. They are extremely dangerous and can attack people without fear. He was therefore placed in our program in 2003. .
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SPONSOR A CAGE

Help build our new facility by sponsoring a rehabilitation or education cage. We will display a plaque with your name(s), business(es) or memorial of a loved one on the exterior of the rehabilitation building that is visible to the public. And you’ll receive a gift from the Birds in Flight family. 

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 REHABILITATION FLIGHT CAGE

  • 500 sf flight cages for injured or sick animals that are rehabilitated and eventually released back into the wild.
  • Can house anything from rabbits to bald eagles.
  • 38 cages available.
  • Cost to sponsor: $17,000.
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EDUCATION CAGE

  • 435 sf octagonal cages  for our education ambassadors who cannot be released back into the wild due to injury.
  • Cages are visible to the public during sanctuary tours.
  • Sponsor may pick which of our residents it houses.
  • 20 cages available. Cost to sponsor: $10,000.

Call us at 330 652 3381 or email us for more information.

OUR WISHLIST

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We have a long list!  Our rescues’ needs are many — animal care items, food, building, medical and office supplies, equipment and more.

Call 330 652 338 for details on how to donate

ANIMAL CARE

Bleach

Mr. Clean (Multi-Purpose Liquid Cleaner Meadows & Rain)

The Mr. Clean Original Magic Erasers

White duct tape

Scrub brushes 

Hand scrub brushes (some small and round)

5 gallon plastic buckets

Gas cards

American Wood moulding 36″ or longer x 1″ & 2″ wood round dowel

Tennis balls 

Tractor Supply gift cards

Western Reserve farm cooperative Cortland, Ohio gift cards

Home Depot gift cards

Fortex round feeder bowls (3gal & 17 gal)*

Tuff Stuff bowls (26 gal)*

Rubber bowls all sizes*

Old or new towels (no holes or fraying)

Hay/straw bales

Cedar animal bedding

Starbar® Captivator® Fly Trap*

Plastic storage boxes all sizes (used for storage & water bowls for baby ducks)

Precision Pet Cape Cod Chicken Coop or Rabbit Hutch

Carabiners (must lock into ring)

Para cord 550  (300 feet)

Astro turf  (wrapping perches)

Dawn dish soap  (oil soaked birds)

White heat lamp bulbs

Cash donations

Astro Turf (from Mikes Falconry Supply)

Gift certificate from Mikes Falconry

*Found at Tractor Supply

ADMINISTRATIVE

Printer paper

Pens

Paperclips

Stapler/staples

Laptop computers

Ink (Brother MFC-5890cn Color 3 pack and high yield black)

Stamps

Envelopes

Cash Donations

ANIMAL FOOD

Producers Pride rabbit food (50 lbs.)

DuMOR Poultry Feed crumbles (50 lbs.)

Corn (whole and cracked)

Sunflower seeds

Black oil sunflower seeds

Wild bird seed

Peanuts (Birds and Squirrels)

Dried meal worms (for our juvenile birds)

A/D cat food (feeds our nestling birds and very sick raptors)

Esbilac/KMR Powder large size (feed our nursing mammals) 

Window fans (keeps animals cool)

Fresh fish

Suet

Cash donations

BUILDING SUPPLIES

TREATED LUMBER ONLY

2X6X10

4X4X10

2X6X12

4X4X12

Nails

Hammers

Table saw

Locks

Deck screws

Crafted Products Garden Fence-Pro Pack** (6 kits needed)

FARMGARD 100 ft. x 72 in. Horse Fence** (400 feet)

YARDGARD 1-3/4 in. x 3-1/2 in. x 6-1/2 ft. T-Post ** (50 posts)

2” river gravel

35 foot eaves spout

Sand

Electric/cordless screwdriver

Miter saw

Cash Donations

**Home Depot

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

Gauze wrap

Syringes 3-20 cc

Needles (all size gauges)

Gauze (2×2, 4×4)

Vet wrap (2” and 4”)

Microscope

Slides

Alcohol

Hydrogen peroxide

Q-tips

Cotton balls

Sterile saline

Any orthopedic tools

Incubators

Antibacterial hand soap

Clorox wipes

Cash Donations

EQUIPMENT

Wheelbarrows large capacity (3 needed)

Pressure washer

Two-way radios

Welder

Facility vehicle small for long food drives (good on gas)

Education van 

Rakes (large & small)

Rubber gloves heavy duty large

Grass seed for shade & sun (HIGH traffic bird area)

Snow blower

Rodent-proof bulk food storage (50 Gal)

Bungee cords (A LOT)

Zip strips (A LOT)

Tarps (10×10 and larger)

Weed eater 4 stroke engine

Cash donations