SOAR News & Notes
Baby season has been here for over a month! So far in 2023, SOAR has admitted baby great horned owls, baby barred owls, baby screech owls, and baby red-tailed hawks.…
Visit the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge and enjoy a day filled with fun bird-related activities for the whole family in celebration of World Migratory Bird Day. All activities are…
2023 is not starting out well for bald eagle admits to SOAR. <insert sad face here> To date, SOAR has admitted 25 bald eagles. 15 of the 25 have elevated…
Join SOAR for the city of Windsor Heights, Iowa Earth Day Celebration 2023! April 22, 2023 Noon to 3:00 p.m. Colby Park, Windsor Heights Community Center (Google Map Link) After…
SOAR will be at the Earth Sweep 2023 event in Marion County! Update – the program has moved to the Marion County Extension Office due to the weather. April 22,…
SOAR will be at the Indianola Sustainability Fair on April 1, 2023! April 1, 2023 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Indianola Middle School, Indianola, IA (Google Map link) You’ll be…
After some R&R at SOAR, this Merlin is free again. This Merlin was reported to have hit a window. Her injuries were consistent with that. She flew beautifully and exclaimed…
**UPDATE – The Adams County bald eagle died on 11 March 2023 despite our efforts with chelation, fluid therapy, and easy-to-digest food. SOAR admitted a very, very sick bald eagle…
Thanks to Rodger Routh for this fabulous video documenting a bald eagle release on 22 January 2023 at Kuehn Conservation Area in Dallas County, Iowa. The eagle released was rescued…
This adult female bald eagle is a confirmed “hit by car” as the person who hit the eagle on 2 March also called and rescue and transport was arranged to…