Meet our education birds!

Our education program volunteers will bring live, wild, non-releasable birds to schools, tourist venues, public events and to individuals for $75 per bird in area.  Bird handlers will present information on the bird, its story, what it's like to be a handler, general species information, and Q&A.  
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• Submit the  Online Program Request Form and you will be contacted.
• Or, contact us at 907-892-2927 or education@akwildbird.org for further information. 

Owl pellets are also available for dissection with your education program for $1.50 per pellet.    

• ​Owl Pellet Request Form

Click here to learn more about our Ambassador Bird Program.  

Eastern Red Tailed Hawk

Great Grey Owl

Short-eared Owl

Education bird at work

Great Horned Owl
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Former Bird Ambassadors

Remembering Zeke

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Many of you never had the chance to meet our male Great Horned Owl education ambassador, Zeke, as he has been retired for quite some time. Zeke was an adult owl when he started life in captivity in the year 2001. We are unsure of exactly how old he was when he arrived but, being an adult, he was at least twenty years old this year.
Zeke’s health took a very drastic turn for the worse in late 2019 when he developed a cancerous tumor. Alaska WildBird had no choice but to humanely euthanize Zeke on the 15th of January, 2020.
It is with heavy hearts and teary eyes, that we announce his passing to you now. Zeke was a wonderful ambassador and before he was retired, he played a very important role alongside our education team. Though he was retired, he continued to play an important role in training and education here at the center. He continued to teach us about proper training techniques and how to provide the best quality of life possible for raptors in captivity. He was a great asset to our center and he will be sorely missed. 

Goldie

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On April 19, 2018 we said good bye to Goldie, our Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk.  At nearly 28 years of age, she was quite old for her species.  After retiring from her first career with a falconer, she transferred to AWBRC as an education ambassador, wowing audiences with her gentle demeanor and impressive attitude.                             We will all miss her.

     Fly free and wild, Goldie.