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The Seaside Seabird Sanctuary is home to nearly 100 permanently disabled birds which can not be released back into the wild. These birds are on display in the Sanctuary for visitors to view.
Below are some of the more popular residents at the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary.
Roosevelt is an American Bald Eagle who came to the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary with a deformed wing due to an old gunshot wound. As a result, Roosevelt can't fly strong enough to be released back into the wild.
Location: Aviary #17
Rufous is an Eastern Screech Owl that came to Seaside in January of 2017. He was admitted into Seaside's hospital, suffering from head trauma and blind in both eyes. Though Rufous did regain vision in his left eye, he is permanently blind in his right eye, preventing him from ever being released back into the wild. Rufous is one of Seaside's educational birds, accompanying Seaside staff to offsite events, as well as putting on educational presentations at the Sanctuary.
Captain is an Eastern Screech Owl that is blind in his right eye due to a chronic injury, as well as having a deformed right wing, making it impossible for him to fly.
Location: Aviary #7
Tennille is an Eastern Screech Owl that has lived at the Sanctuary since our opening in 2016. Tennille has a deformed right wing which limits her flight capabilities.
Location: Aviary #7
Miss. Kitty is a great horned owl who has an amputated left wing, a result of necrotic tissue damage caused by a severe infection. Miss. Kitty has been living in captivity since 2007 and has been a permanent resident at the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary ever since it opened in 2016. Kitty's diet consists of rats.
Location: Aviary #6
Grace is a great horned owl who came to Seaside in February of 2017. Grace has a partially amputated left wing.
Location: Aviary #9
Cypress is a barn owl who was transferred to Seaside in December of 2018. Cypress has a deformed left wing which makes it impossible for her to fly.
Location: Aviary #12
Pacino is a barred owl who came to the Sanctuary in 2020.
Location: Aviary #8
Pallas is a red tailed hawk that was rescued in Utah after being struck by a car, resulting in a broken left wing. Unfortunately Pallas' wing did not heal correctly, resulting in a deformation which hinders her flight. Pallas joined the Seaside family in April of 2018 after being transferred to the Sanctuary from a facility in Colorado.
Location: Aviary #11
Cybil is a red-shouldered hawk that was admitted into Seaside's hospital on April 1, 2020. Cybil has a deformed right wing due to an old break that fused together and healed improperly.
Location: Aviary #4
Kevin is an American Kestrel who came to Seaside as a young fledgling. He is non-releasable due to a shoulder injury that did not heal properly so he is unable to fly well enough to survive in the wild.
Location: Aviary #2
Victor is a black vulture who has a deformed right wing and is missing a digit on his left wing.
Location: Aviary #10
Johnny V. is a black vulture that was transferred to Seaside from another facility on August 21st, 2018. Johnny V. has a deformed humerus in both his left and right wings, leaving him unable to fly.
Location: Aviary #10
Location: Aviary #10
Red is an Eastern brown pelican that appeared in a 2018 Dutch television commercial for a nature show called Reaal which is hosted by well known biologist Freek Vonk. The commercial was filmed in Miami, in the Florida everglades.
Location: Aviary #15
Mr. Jingles is an Eastern brown pelican that cannot fly due to a fused elbow and wrist in his left wing.
Location: Aviary #15
Nigel is an American white pelican that can not fly due to a chronic humeral fracture in his left wing that healed improperly.
Location: Aviary #16
Ollie is an American Oystercatcher who has a deformed right wing which makes it impossible for him to fly.
Location: Aviary #14
Buddy is a laughing gull who was found suffering from a compound fracture in his right wing. The break could not be fixed, and his wing was amputated. Buddy was transferred to the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary in September of 2016, where he now lives out the rest of his life.
Herald is a Herring Gull whose right wing had been amputated due to a near fatal injury.
Huey is a double crested cormorant who has an amputated right wing. Due to Huey's disability, he is unable to fly.
Location: Aviary #15
Dewey is a double crested cormorant who has a deformed left wing. Due to Dewey's disability, he is unable to fly.
Location: Aviary #15
Louie is a double crested cormorant who has a luxated right shoulder. Due to Louie's disability, he is unable to fly.
Location: Aviary #15
Brad is a Sandhill Crane that has a partially amputated left wing which was the result of a severe infection due to a broken wing. Brad has been a permanent resident of the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary ever since it opened in 2016. Brad enjoys a steady diet of sandhill crane chow and cracked corn.
Location: Aviary #13
Janet is a Sandhill Crane that is missing 3/4 of her lower mandible (beak). Due to this, Janet is unable to eat on her own in the wild, and requires a specially designed feeder at the Sanctuary in order to eat on her own.
Location: Aviary #13
Iris is a White Ibis who came to live at Seaside on August 2, 2017. Iris has a vision impairment in her left eye, as well as a deformed wing that hinders her from flying.
Location: Aviary #14
Born in 1975, Goldie is a blue & gold macaw that came to the Sanctuary in early 2020 after being found alone in a house for two weeks after its owner passed away inside the house. Goldie suffers from permanent feather loss due to stressful living conditions she endured for a period of thirty years.
Location: Aviary #5
Bacardi is a Nanday Parakeet who came to the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary on October 1, 2018 after being dropped-off in our overnight drop-off. Though Bacardi had no injuries, he could not be released due to him being a non-native bird.
Location: Aviary #3
Tito is a Nanday Parakeet who came to the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary in 2020 after being dropped-off in our overnight drop-off. Tito could not be released back into the wild due to him being a non-native, bird.
Location: Gift Shop
"Curious" George came to the Sanctuary in August, 2019. George was severely "Imprinted" as a result of being unlawfully raised as a pet by someone.
Location: Aviary #1
"Jinx" came to the Sanctuary in September, 2020. Jinx can not fly strong enough to survive in the wild due to permanent damage to his primary flight feathers.
Location: Aviary #1
"Bandit" came to the Sanctuary in September, 2020. Bandit can not fly strong enough to survive in the wild due to permanent damage to his tail and primary flight feathers.
Location: Aviary #1
"Jay-Lo" came to the Sanctuary in September, 2020. Jay-Lo can not fly strong enough to survive in the wild due to permanent damage to his tail and primary flight feathers.
Location: Aviary #1
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