• species: Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
• age: adult
• diet: In the wild they hunt small mammals (squirrels, rabbits, etc.), birds, and reptiles.  In captivity we feed them mice, rats, and sometimes quail.
• habitat: sparse woodland and semi-desert, as well as marshes (with some trees)
• native range: Harris hawks normally live in arid to semiarid areas on the southwest part of the US and in parts of Central and South America.

Brize

• species: Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)

• age: adult

• diet: mostly flying insects

• habitat: lowland hardwood forests

• native range: along the Mississippi floodplain, S. America in winters

• reason for residency at RWRU:  Orphaned and never fledged

• species: Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
• age: has been with RWRU for 20 years
• diet (in wild): mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates
• habitat: extremely varied favoring more open areas
• native range: throughout all of the continental US including Canada and Alaska
• reason for residency at RWRU: right wing amputation due to gunshot wounds

• Sydney
  • species: Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
  • age: adult
  • diet (in wild): Carrion
  • habitat: Deciduous forests, woodland, and adjacent fields.
  • native range: All of USA for breeding, permanent resident of Southest USA.
  • reason for residency at RWRU: Damage to right wing resulting in tendon contraction and loss of function.

• Squirt
  • species: Grey Phase Eastern Screech Owl (Otus asio)
  • age: adult
  • diet (in wild): large insects, small mammals, and birds
  • habitat: woodland
  • native range: All of USA.
  • reason for residency at RWRU: Trauma resulting in tendon contracture: unable to fly