Environmental Stewardship: Protecting Birds of Prey

Wind Over Wings

Meet Kish.  He’s an eagle adopted by Northeast Utilities as part of our support for Wind Over Wings (WOW), an all-volunteer organization dedicated to rehabilitating and then releasing injured wildlife back into the environment and to inspiring everyone to want to protect wildlife.  

NU also donated funds to help relocate WOW’s aviaries, where the birds are rehabilitated, from Westbrook to Clinton, Conn.

With approval from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Connecticut’s Department of Environmental Protection, Wind Over Wings is taking care of some birds that cannot be released into the wild because of their injuries. This includes Kish the bald eagle, as well as other birds. In the past they’ve included golden eagles, great-horned owls, red-tailed hawks, turkey vultures, an American kestrel, and a laughing kookaburra.

Wind Over Wings is completely funded by donations and grants. The organization’s volunteers not only care for the birds, but also speak to about 10,000 people every year as part of its environmental education outreach.

For more information about WOW’s educational programs or for information about adopting (sponsoring) a bird, call (860) 669-4004.