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Welcome to Berkshire Bird Paradise Sanctuary!
and Botanical gardens Since 1975

We just set up educational programs for schools to visit our sanctuary
Call Peter for details (518) 279-3801

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Deputy Majority Leader Senator Jeff Klein

Representing Bronx and Westchester Counties

KLEIN SECURES NEW HOME FOR ROOSTER RESCUED FROM COCKFIGHT

Bird to be Delivered to Recovery Sanctuary

BRONX, NY – State Senator and Deputy Majority Leader Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) announced on Friday that he has secured a safe, long term home for an abused rooster recently rescued from a South Bronx cockfight. The owner of the Hollywood Haircuts barber shop on City Island has ... more>> fighting cock rescued>>

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Albany Times Union – 7-29-2010
Red Tape snarls Eagle’s rebound Troop unit keeps trying to get bird from Afghanistan to Grafton anctuary.
Grafton – An eagle shot by an Afghan soldier that is being nursed back to health by elite U.S. fighters has hit new bureaucratic snags as the soldiers labor to get the bird sent to a Rensselaer County bird sanctuary for ong-term rehabilitation.
.. more on Afghan Eagle>>

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WINGS OF AN ANGEL
Berkshires sanctuary gives birds new life.
Saturday July 17, 2010
NY Daily News

By Amy Sacks – Daily News Staff Worker
A tiny yellow ducking recently found wandering alone on the grounds of the New York Botanical Garden has since landed in paradise.
“I knew a fledgling would never survivor with all the predators in the Garden,” said the bird’s rescuer, a state licensed wildlife rehabber who asked not to be identified because more>>

News update June 30, 2010
Afghan Eagle’s rehab grounded

Grafton – An eagle wounded in the wing by a bullet in Afghanistan is being nursed back to health by elite U.S fighters, despite limited supplies and the daily dangers they face in the war-torn country.

But because of an international treaty covering endangered species and U.S. wildlife regulations, their efforts to have the injured eagle sent to a bird sanctuary is Rensselaer County has hit a bureaucratic snag.
Continued >>

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News update! June 1, 2010

We now have three baby Bald Eagles, we just got another one from NY state that was blown out of it's nest in buffalo NY. We put it with our two Eaglets and it was adopted by the mother. The new eaglet is the same size as the other two, right now they are as big as a duck and growing rapidly.

We set up a camera and a TV so visitors can see them in the nest. I will be posting some photos soon.
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Flash! News update! May 20, 2010

We have 2 new baby Bald Eaglets
They hatched about a month ago and they are doing great.
The mother of the hatchlings name is Victoria, She is a survivor of the Exxon Valdez oil spill 20 years ago. The US postal service paid for her transportation to the Bird Paradise. The fathers name is Baldwin who was also injured and came to our sanctuary. I will be putting up some photos shortly. These Bald Eagles will be raised here and set free in the wilds of Upstate NY later this Summer.

The Bird Paradise will be open for the Memorial Day weekend.

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March 31, 2010: We have two Eagles sitting on eggs, we are hoping for the best.

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A new book is being published by Suny Press this summer.

Feathers of Hope by Barbara Chepaitis

This book is now available for Pre order at SunyPress.org

Contact: SUNYPRESS.EDU, or chepaitis@aol.com

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link for the recent Channel 13 news story about Victoria and her baby eagles.

http://wnyt.com/article/stories/S1538691.shtml

These are the last pair of American Bald Eagle that we released You can see the band on there legs to identify them.

These photos by Saul Aronson
Peter Nye, head of the Endangered Species Unit of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and Peter Dubacher just banded the new baby eagles and they were released August 10th 2007

Photo by:Saul Aronson
Peter Nye congratulating Pete Dubacher on the success of raising two baby American Bald Eagles "Nye said" they look real healthy and strong.
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Three baby American bald Eagles born in May 2007

Peter Dubacher and Ward Stone in 2005 with two young American Bald Eagles Born at the sanctuary
They were released at a facility in Vermont.
Read the Berkshire Eagle article

Injured American Bald Eagle living active productive lives. Very productive!
This is the father of the baby Bald Eagles.

Mission Statement
The Berkshire Bird Paradise Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary for disabled and injured birds. We strive to give them a safe haven to live thrive and rehabilitate as best they can. We are dedicated to educating people to recognize the beauty of Nature's world which surrounds our busy lives. We are all part of the web of life and all life is precious.

We are one of the largest Bird Sanctuaries in the country with over 1000 birds and almost 100 different species. About 40% are permanently disabled and will be here for the rest of their lives

We like to challenge our disabled friends by designing their habitat to be as natural as possible and to make them work and climb and be productive. We custom design each habitat for their abilities.

New, We just received some Victorian Crown Pigeons, They are almost as big as turkeys
Victorian Crown Pigeions
Photo by:Saul Aronson

Emus at the sancuary
Photo by Rolf Hansen
This looks like a giant Emus, they are not that big
I took the photo with the camera on the ground.

Admission:
Adults: $8, Children: $5
We do have a group rate of $5 per person
We don't have funding just our admission fee to
help feed and care for our birds

> educational programs for schools <

Hours:
We will open Memorial Day weekend
until the end of October
We are open from 9:am to 5:pm seven days a week from
mid May to the end of October, depending on the weather.

Directions:
Take Rt2 east or west, until you get to Grafton, NY
Just 3 miles east of Grafton State Park, turn on Babcock Lake Road by the elementary school. take Babcock Lake road a mile of so, then turn right on to Red Pond Road follow the signs and you're there.

Please help!
We have taken in so many injured and unwanted birds
100% of the funding goes to food heating and care of our birds.
There are no paid employees, just volunteers.

We get so many requests for help everyday, but very little support.
We would appreciate Any suggestions?

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(It's a great way to help support us)

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We are located in Grafton, NY
Mailing Address
Berkshire Bird Paradise
43 Red Pond Road
Petersburgh, New York 12138
(518) 279-3801
Peter Dubacher, Director,: Email us
Peter does not have a computer, a volunteer will answer your email.

If it's urgent, Please call Peter direct.

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We have 16 Bald Eagles and Golden Eagles, all disabled but doing fine,
We even released a young Golden Eagle into the wilds from 2 disabled adults

Our bird sanctuary has golden eagles, bald eagles, peregrine falcons, raptors, owls, hawks, seagulls, emu, and NYC chickens.We have over 1200 residents and growing, some are on the endangered species list.

Be part of this good work, become a member today.
I thought Peter's work was important enough to donate my time and services to design, host, maintain, and market this web site since 1998..

Thank you, Rolf Hansen - webmaster
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NY Bird Rescue for Golden Eagles, American Bald Eagles, Peregrine Falcons, Owls, Hawks, NYC Chickens and Pigeons, over 1200 residents and growing, most are disabled or unwanted and will be here for the rest of their lives.

Peter Dubacher and Ward Stone in 2005 with two young American Bald Eagles Born at the sanctuary They were released at a facility in Vermont. Read the Berkshire Eagle article

Peter Dubacher and Ward Stone in 2005 with two young American Bald Eagles Born at the sanctuary
They were released at a facility in Vermont.
Read the Berkshire Eagle article