A longtime friend of The Nature Reserve, the Orange County Bird of Prey Center (OCBPC) is a local nonprofit organization built upon a volunteer community working to sustain populations of raptors for healthier habitats here in Orange County. OCBPC works tirelessly to treat and rehabilitate injured raptors with many successfully released back into the wild. They also provide public education on the challenges raptors face and the integral role they play in the balance of nature. 

The Nature Reserve has hosted OCBPC at community events, presentations, and our annual summer camp. Rehabilitated red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) have also been released into The Nature Reserve to ensure the longevity of the species and sustain a healthy ecosystem. 

We thank the OCBPC for their longtime partnership and commitment to ensuring a healthy population of raptors ​for generations to come. 

Learn more about the OCBPC and their work at https://www.ocbpc.org/.  Join The Nature Reserve and the OCBPC for a special evening learning about Birds of Prey on March 18.  Register at: https://www.thenaturereserve.org/events.