Orange County Bird Of Prey Center

The Orange County Bird of Prey Center is dedicated to ensuring a healthy raptor population for generations to come.

What we do: The Orange County Bird of Prey Center houses wild birds of prey that the concerned public and Federal, State, and County personnel bring to the center. During rehabilitation, a team of veterinarians and technicians at Serrano Animal and Bird Hospital examine, diagnose, and treat injured raptors, performing treatments such as medication, X-rays, surgery, and physical therapy.

OCBPC believes most raptor injuries can be prevented through education. We involve thousands of people each year, with programs including non-releasable raptors at schools, civic groups, county and state parks, and many other locations. The public participates in the release of these birds into the wild through our sponsorship program. Technology (website and social media) facilitates the education of a larger population of individuals about raptors. Our education ambassadors and their volunteer handlers participate in over 100 education presentations a year.  

History: OCBPC started in the 1980’s in a covered tennis court in a Yorba Linda backyard. In 1990, we moved to a backyard in Lake Forest to be closer to our veterinarians. 2005 saw us in our new temporary home at Rancho Las Lomas. In 2020, OCBPC moved into a permanent facility that affords the birds in our care the space they need to heal and recover.

OCBPC Accomplishments: Our volunteers contributed more than 7,500 hours in 2025, caring for the birds and sharing our stories across Orange County. We engaged with over 18,000 people through our educational programs at local schools, nature centers, and other events in our community. Thanks to grant funding, we're able to offer our educational programming at no cost to qualified Title 1 schools. We released more than 150 successfully rehabilitated birds back into the skies over Orange County.

On-going costs for bird rehabilitation alone: approaching $250,000 annually.

The Orange County Bird of Prey Center provides educational talks and demonstrations throughout Orange County and beyond.

The Orange County Bird of Prey Center is growing and adapting -- responding to the needs of our community while staying focused on our mission to rehabilitate injured and orphaned raptors, return them to the wild, and inspire conservation through education. But OCBPC is more than a rehabilitation facility, it is a community of people united by a shared commitment to protecting wildlife and inspiring stewardship. On behalf of the staff, the Board, the volunteers, and the birds who pass through our care, thank you for being part of the OCBPC community. I am excited for what lies ahead.

For over 30 years, the Orange County Bird of Prey Center successfully rehabilitated thousands of owls, hawks, eagles, falcons and vultures and returned them to Orange County wilderness. We meet the medical and care needs of these birds through countless volunteer hours, donations, inexpensive educational programs and a successful sponsorship-release program. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing the wonder in a child's eyes as they look closely at a Great Horned Owl, learn about its role in their own backyard, and then get to release it back into the wild!