Rehab & Release
SOAR provides care for well over 300 birds each year that have been injured or orphaned, primarily from western Iowa.
Keep Poultry Safe
By SOAR | February 6, 2022 | Notes
Are you one of a growing number of folks with your own backyard / country chicken flock? Here are a couple links to help you design your poultry house and poultry management to protect your
Bald Eagle Updates
By SOAR | January 28, 2022 | Notes, Patient Snapshots
26 January 2022 was “moving day” for some bald eagle admits! The Jasper County / Colfax Bridge eagle (admit early December) was moved from a small flight room to the 60-foot flight pen. The fractured
Three in Three
By SOAR | January 8, 2022 | Notes, Patient Snapshots
**Updates – Early December 2021 did not start out well. Three adult bald eagles admitted in three days. One bald eagle from Allamakee County was exhibiting symptoms of lead poisoning. This eagle was NOT in
SOAR receives Avangrid Foundation Grant
By SOAR | January 7, 2022 | Notes
The Avangrid Foundation, the primary philanthropic arm of leading sustainable energy company AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), announced January 6, 2022, a total of $100,000 in grants to 13 wildlife rehabilitation centers as part of its
Adult bald eagle admitted **Update
By SOAR | December 24, 2021 | Notes, Patient Snapshots
A mid-December update: this eagle is in the 100′ flight pen, but is not yet showing effortless flight. The worry is that the old fracture in the left wing is not allowing for full extension
Bald Eagles Released
By SOAR | December 23, 2021 | Notes, Patient Snapshots
An adult and a hatch-year 2021 bald eagles completed their recovery and were released at SOAR on 22 December 2021! The adult bald eagle rescued in Des Moines near Halloween that had elevated lead levels.
Recent Owl Admits
By SOAR | December 23, 2021 | Notes, Patient Snapshots
SOAR admitted a snowy owl on 20 December and a great horned owl on 22 December 2021. These owls have good and bad similarities. Both owls were rescued by two different county’s conservation staff members.
Snowy admit
By SOAR | December 7, 2021 | Notes, Patient Snapshots
I know we talk about giving raptors space, especially those migrating to spend the winter in Iowa. If you haven’t read our story about giving raptors space, check out this post. That said, sometimes there
SOAR Year-end 2021
By SOAR | November 23, 2021 | Notes
As 2021 draws to a close, we cannot thank you enough for being by our side! Both 2020 and 2021 have been unique times to manage a non-profit that includes animals AND people. Thank you
2022 Building Project
By SOAR | November 23, 2021 | Notes
Construction of flight / exercise areas for small raptors The core piece of SOAR’s mission is to provide raptor rehabilitation. The final step in a bird’s recovery efforts is to spend time in an appropriate-sized