Eagle Owl Foundation

What kills rats can also kill raptors!

Join me on April 15th for a public Raptor Flight Display & Education Program with Heather Packard of Mass Audubon and the Cohasset Garden Club, and learn why common rodent poisons are harming the very birds that help control pests naturally.

We’ll cover:

A live, up-close raptor flight display

How rodenticides travel up the food chain

Why birds of prey are dying after eating poisoned rodents

Safe, effective alternatives for gardeners & homeowners

📅 Date: April 15th
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
📍 Location: St. Anthony's Hall, Cohasset
🎟️ Free & open to the public

If you care about gardens, wildlife, or just want to see a raptor fly right over your head ,don’t miss this. 🌎🦅

Tag a neighbor who uses traps or baits, they need to see this.

Happy holidays! Just a few photos from our holiday season so far. Hope everyone is staying warm!

Meet Autumn! This is a passage peregrine falcon that is new to us this year. She has only been with us for a few weeks but is doing very well!

What a beautiful fall day for a hawk walk! Pumpkin followed us through the woods to one of our favorite overlooks. The pioneer valley is absolutely stunning in the fall.

We will be here today from 10 - 2!

It looks like it’ll be a lovely day for our open house. We hope you can join us.!

We want to thank everyone who came out, supported and attended our program at Monterey Library ! We had a great show from the community.

An extra special thank you to Mark from Monterey Library for having us out and everyone else who was involved in making this program a success. We are very grateful for having had the opportunity to share our passion for falconry, the environment and conservation with everyone!

Stay tuned for upcoming public programs.

Eagle Owl Foundation: Monterey Library Raptor Demonstration!
Saturday August 16th, 2025
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Monterey Library

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I was out doing some training flights with Pumpkin today in the field and I ran across a wonderful photographer named Ed. He took some pictures of Pumpkin and was kind enough to send them to me. Thanks for the pictures Ed, really appreciate it! We figured we would share the pictures with everyone. Happy Monday!

After the program this weekend, Atka the 15 year old bald eagle was in need of a coping. What is a coping you may ask?

I'm glad you asked! Coping is the act of maintaining the birds beak and talons to shape them back to their ideal form. Why is this necessary? Another great question! In captivity the birds diet is very rich in nutrients and can cause the birds beak and talons to grow faster than normal. In the wild birds will cope their beaks naturally as they break into bones and rip meat off the bones of their prey. Many of the injured birds that are taken care of in captivity can no longer rip and tear their food to the extent that they used to due to injury.

So in captivity we offer them ways to cope their beak as naturally as possible but it is necessary most times to have to go in and trim their beak and talons on a regular basis to maintain their health. This is similar to trimming a dog or cats nails for them. The beak and talons are made of keratin just like our nails and hair!

Thank you to the world's best helper, my wonderful son Rohan for these pictures, there are a few bonus pictures I took of him in there testing out how long his wingspan is!

Horizon Wings Raptor Rehabilitation and Education

After the program yesterday with Horizon Wings and the Last Green Valley, Atka was due for a beak and talon trimming. Thanks to David Stevens, a licensed falconer from CT, for helping with holding Atka.

I'll post a few more photos later that we have of the process and a bit of information about why we do it!