Website updates are coming
We are working on updating information, pictures and content over the winter. Stay tuned and we will let all know when the work is complete. Thank You all for your support.
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Thank You All for your support in 2024. The Center is closed to visitor for the winter, information regarding programs and tours for 2025 will be coming out in the spring. We look forward to seeing you.
11 viewsRaptor Rendezvous November 3, 2024
The Indiana Raptor Center announces its annual fundraiser, Raptor Rendezvous, on Sunday November 3 at the Abe Martin Lodge in Brown County State Park from 1-4:30. Festivities include a bird presentation, sandwich buffet, and silent auction. Tickets are $35 and include entrance to the park. Tickets may be purchased by mailing a check to PO Box 1153, Nashville IN 47448, calling the Center at 812-988-8990 with a credit card, or using the Paypal donation buttons on our website, indianaraptorcenter.org. Please indicate that you are interested in tickets.
If you are interested in supporting us but cannot attend the event, please consider sending a donation to the PO Box listed above.
In other news, we are in great need of sheet and towel donations for use in animal care. We have had an extra large number of patients this year, and our supply of sheets and towels is very depleted. Please contact us at 812-988-8990 for drop off information. If you are coming to the Rendezvous, you may also bring sheets and towels with you at that time.
34 viewsIndiana Raptor Center tours for 2024
The Indiana Raptor Center will open for tours after April 1, 2024. All tours must be scheduled in advance, please call for further information, guidelines and reservations at 812-988-8990. Thank You for your support.
41 viewsRaptors of Indiana program
Indiana Raptor Center is presenting the program Raptors of Indiana on Saturday January 20, 1pm at the Brown County Library. Registration is requested so we may best prepare the program room. Please visit https://browncountylibrary.info/raptors for registration info and address of the library. Looking forward to seeing you there.
Indiana Raptor Center closed to tours for the winter
Thank You All for your support in 2023. The Center is closed to visitor for the winter, information regarding programs and tours for 2024 will be coming out in the spring. We look forward to seeing you.
2 viewsRaptor Rendezvous is back… October 15, 2023 from 1-4
It will be our 10th (not quite annual) event. Bird program, silent auction, food, photo opportunities, merchandise sale and more. Note the shortened event length. More to follow, so stay tuned! We look forward to spending the afternoon with you all.
96 viewsIndiana Raptor Center Public Program Dates for 2023
All ages are welcome to our public presentations. There is no charge for these programs, but donations are encouraged to help feed and care for the birds. All monies go directly to bird care – staff and volunteers at Indiana Raptor Center are not paid for their efforts. Many thanks in advance for your financial support!
4/22 Brown Co Earth Day at YMCA, 10-12
5/27 Brown Co State Park Nature Center 7 PM
6/3 Brown Co State Park Nature Center 7 PM
6/24 Brown Co State Park Nature Center 7 PM
7/1 Brown Co State Park Nature Center 7 PM
7/15 Brown Co State Park Nature Center 7 PM
9/9 Brown Co State Park Nature Center 2 PM
9/30 Brown Co State Park Nature Center 2 PM
10/21 Brown Co State Park Nature Center 2 PM
10/28 Brown Co State Park Nature Center 2 PM
All ages are welcome to attend our presentations at the Brown County State Park Nature Center. Program listings – date, location, and time – are available on our home page of this website. Location may change with weather conditions, so be sure to check at the North Gate to the park or at the Abe Martin Lodge or Nature Center for up to the minute information on location. Our team of expert educators and bird rescuers provide excellent insights into raptor biology, their roles in our environment, and the challenges they face in coexisting with humans. Presentations are free, with donations accepted to help fund the Indiana Raptor Center rehabilitation of injured birds of prey.
6/21, Monro Co Public Library, Ellettsville 11 AM
6/21, Monroe Co Public Library, Bloomington, 2 PM
7/19, Monroe Co Public Library SW, 5:30 PM
For the Monroe Co Library programs, please contact that library system for details; there usually is a count limit for attendees based on the room used, so may need to get on a reservation list
Indiana Raptor Center facility tours are available by appointment May through July and September through early November. Please call 812-988-8990 to make a reservation. Also please see the tour information listed below while planning your outing.
45 viewsIndiana Raptor Center Visitation Guidelines
The Board of Directors at Indiana Raptor Center presents these instructions for tours of our facility. To accommodate any Covid concerns and to maintain a quality and safe experience for everyone, there are some restrictions and information that we do need share for these activities as follows:
- To respect social distancing recommendations, tours may contain no more than 10 guests, preferably less. Tours of single families are encouraged.
- ALL GUESTS MUST WEAR MASKS DURING THE TOURS. Please bring your own or purchase them at the CVS in town (available on a limited basis).
- People arriving without masks will be rescheduled.
- Please bring your own HAND SANITIZER – we have a limited amount we can share with you but appreciate you bringing your own.
- As usual tours are only available BY APPOINTMENT.
- Tours cannot include children under the age of 6, and all children must wear masks as well.
- Also as usual, the address of the center and other pertinent information will be given out at the time that reservations are made.
- There are no public restrooms at the center, but we can recommend locations to you when you call for an appointment.
- We reserve the right to reschedule your tour at your convenience in case of inclement weather, or illnesses affecting the tour guides.
- The center is, first and foremost, an avian hospital, so we ask that people please use “indoor voices” when touring. Smoking and alcohol are not permitted on the grounds. Children need to be managed by parents; no running or gravel throwing please!
- Tours are completely outdoors, and pathways are covered in gravel, so please dress appropriately and wear closed shoes rather than sandals, for your own comfort.
- Visitors are not allowed to touch any of the birds. This is a law established by US Fish and Wildlife Services. However, photos are certainly permitted.
To those who find these rules restrictive, may I point out that the center is not on business property but is located on private property containing the home of two of the board’s officers. We hope you can respect our desire to keep our home covid-free, especially as our family contains members with compromised conditions such as diabetes and cancer survival. We also want to protect YOU from other people who may be on the property at the same time!
Please call for further information and reservations at 812-988-8990.
We appreciate your patience with these rules and decisions and hope that all of you and your friends, families and colleagues can remain healthy and safe during this time of difficulty for people everywhere. May we all be kind to one another in the face of this health threat to the entire world and take seriously all calls for caution and restraint in public interactions.
All actions will be taken with staff, volunteers, visitors, off-site audiences, bird finders, and birds in mind.
Very Best Regards,
Patti Reynolds
President/Executive Director
Raptor Gifts for the Holidays!
It’s that time of year again, and if you’ve got raptor lovers in your life, we’ve got a shop for you! The Indiana Raptor Center runs a shop on the popular website Redbubble where you can buy a number of fetching tees, prints, mugs, tote bags, and more. Offering a selection of both illustrated designs and photographs, we think there’s something for every lover of birds of prey. Plus, your purchases help us in our unending mission to rescue, rehabilitate, and release injured and orphaned raptors.
Indiana Raptor Center Barn Owl and Triceratops logo sticker
Indiana Raptor Center Barn Owl logo tote
Indiana Raptor Center Barn Owl logo mug
Indiana Raptor Center Bald Eagle logo tee
Indiana Raptor Center Bald Eagle logo laptop cover
Indiana Raptor Center bumper sticker
We’ve added some new products this year as well! You can find products featuring our logos as well as our popular “barn owl and Triceratops” patch design! Head to the shop to browse the selection.
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