Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
A little history about Berkshire Bird Paradise
Berkshire Bird Paradise is located at 43 Red Pond Road in Petersburgh, New York. Peter Dubacher started Berkshire Bird Paradise in 1972. He now has over 2000 birds representing 100 species. Among them are several hundred permanently disabled birds of prey including Eagles, Falcons, Owls, Hawks and Ospreys. Injured and disabled birds rescued all over the U.S. find shelter for life in natural settings. Bald Eagles, America national bird, produced and raised here in 2003 are New York State’s first captive eaglets. The parent’s both crippled years ago from mid-air crashes, one with a plane in Alaska, the other with another eagle in Utah. Berkshire Bird Paradise nursed them back to robust health and are proud that they thrived well enough to reproduce here. Gold Eagles routinely produce offspring here. When the eaglets are self-sufficient, they are released to boost the wild population of these regal raptors. Birds with only one wing or one eye cannot survive in the wild. Instead, a number of these birds, some of which may have survived bear attacks in Alaska, encounters with airplanes and helicopters in California, automobiles accidents in New England and gunfire in Arizona, are sent or brought to Berkshire Bird Paradise. Those whose lives can be saved are nursed back to health. They are permanently housed at the sanctuary in the special environments they need to live out their lives that may exceed 30 years.
No bird, injured or whole, is ever turned away from the sanctuary. That means that the healthy Cockatoo brought in by an owner who can no longer care for it is as welcomed as the wounded Falcon brought in by the Endangered Species Unit of the New York State Conservation Department or the Sand Hill Crane discarded from the federal Whooping Crane breeding program in Patuxent, MD, thrive here.
Game birds, including Pheasants and Ruffed Grouse, Wood Ducks, and geese fill the air with their shrieks, thumps and clucks. Even pigeons mauled by city life fine refuge here.
The Birds are housed in spacious aviaries with others of the same species. Except for some tropical birds and those who may be ill, no bird is caged at the sanctuary.
Berkshire Bird Paradise is staffed entirely by volunteers. A small group of dedicated individuals give their time to administer the sanctuary and to feed, clean, nurse and otherwise tend to the birds and animals.
In tribute to the conviction of the sanctuary’s belief; that all creatures deserve compassion and respect, Berkshire Bird Paradise is also home to a herd of exotic deer destined for a hunting resort that roam in their penned in acreage. Also there are Emus.
School children and teachers are welcomed to Berkshire Bird Paradise to see the wildlife given shelter here. They leave better informed about the inter-relationships in our environment and our responsibilities as humans and as individuals.
The Mission of Berkshire Bird Paradise is to provide shelter and lifelong care to injured birds that cannot longer survive in the wild. We enable them to lead lives as normal as possible.
As a non-profit organization, Berkshire Bird Paradise completely depends on the generosity of donors supporting our mission. We spend 100% of donations on bird care.
Berkshire Bird Paradise is located at 43 Red Pond Road in Petersburgh, New York. Peter Dubacher started Berkshire Bird Paradise in 1972. He now has over 2000 birds representing 100 species. Among them are several hundred permanently disabled birds of prey including Eagles, Falcons, Owls, Hawks and Ospreys. Injured and disabled birds rescued all over the U.S. find shelter for life in natural settings. Bald Eagles, America national bird, produced and raised here in 2003 are New York State’s first captive eaglets. The parent’s both crippled years ago from mid-air crashes, one with a plane in Alaska, the other with another eagle in Utah. Berkshire Bird Paradise nursed them back to robust health and are proud that they thrived well enough to reproduce here. Gold Eagles routinely produce offspring here. When the eaglets are self-sufficient, they are released to boost the wild population of these regal raptors. Birds with only one wing or one eye cannot survive in the wild. Instead, a number of these birds, some of which may have survived bear attacks in Alaska, encounters with airplanes and helicopters in California, automobiles accidents in New England and gunfire in Arizona, are sent or brought to Berkshire Bird Paradise. Those whose lives can be saved are nursed back to health. They are permanently housed at the sanctuary in the special environments they need to live out their lives that may exceed 30 years.
No bird, injured or whole, is ever turned away from the sanctuary. That means that the healthy Cockatoo brought in by an owner who can no longer care for it is as welcomed as the wounded Falcon brought in by the Endangered Species Unit of the New York State Conservation Department or the Sand Hill Crane discarded from the federal Whooping Crane breeding program in Patuxent, MD, thrive here.
Game birds, including Pheasants and Ruffed Grouse, Wood Ducks, and geese fill the air with their shrieks, thumps and clucks. Even pigeons mauled by city life fine refuge here.
The Birds are housed in spacious aviaries with others of the same species. Except for some tropical birds and those who may be ill, no bird is caged at the sanctuary.
Berkshire Bird Paradise is staffed entirely by volunteers. A small group of dedicated individuals give their time to administer the sanctuary and to feed, clean, nurse and otherwise tend to the birds and animals.
In tribute to the conviction of the sanctuary’s belief; that all creatures deserve compassion and respect, Berkshire Bird Paradise is also home to a herd of exotic deer destined for a hunting resort that roam in their penned in acreage. Also there are Emus.
School children and teachers are welcomed to Berkshire Bird Paradise to see the wildlife given shelter here. They leave better informed about the inter-relationships in our environment and our responsibilities as humans and as individuals.
The Mission of Berkshire Bird Paradise is to provide shelter and lifelong care to injured birds that cannot longer survive in the wild. We enable them to lead lives as normal as possible.
As a non-profit organization, Berkshire Bird Paradise completely depends on the generosity of donors supporting our mission. We spend 100% of donations on bird care.
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