Audubon Center For Birds of Prey

I agree with the review that said this place is a hidden gem! For anyone with interest in seeing raptors close up, bird photography or rehabilitation of injured wildlife this is somewhere you need to visit. Closed on Mondays, $ 8 for adult admission & $ 5 for kids, they give you a spiral bound book that tells each birds story & guests walk around at their own pace viewing the raptors. There is a wide variety of hawks, kites, eagles & owls. I highly recommend checking this place out!

Really enjoyed our time here.
I noticed someone mention they thought the price point was too $$$ for admission.
We went on 1÷31÷15 and a group of 3 rang up at $ 15.
As far as I’m concerned that was quite fair.
Lovely staff, informative and eager to answer any questions we had.
The residents were great, saw a variety of amazing birds of prey. A couple of bald eagles, some owls, hawks vultures.
A nice outing indeed.

I had a great time here. The staff is very friendly and helpful! Great place to visit and learn

What a great place! Bird rehab, education birds, you can’t beat that with a stick! Anyhow, the mews/​enclosures for he birds are excellent. Sheltered from the elements and lots of space. Great assortment of birds. Pairs of barn owls, screech owls, eagles. Loved it! What I didn’t lie was a crazy contradiction. A sign explaining the effects of pesticides on birds, and a few feet away, a bag of the crap outside the eagle enclosure. Get some volunteers to pull the weeds.

I try to make a visit when I’m in town. Who doesn’t like bald eagles, owls, ospreys and vultures? The volunteers are knowledgeable and will spend the extra time to answer questions. The place is quiet and a bit off the I-​Drive tourist path but well worth the five dollar admission. An hour is ample time to spend here and can be followed by mini-​golf or go-​carts which are near by on 17 – 92

I’m a big fan of any place that devotes their energy and time to helping save wildlife, birds especially!
It is kind of a small place, and yes, there is an admission fee. The last time I was here it was about $ 5 a person. It’s usually pretty quiet, so you can wander around the aviarys and see all their birds at your leisure.
The grounds are nice, and all the birds look happy and healthy. The property is on a lake, and you can walk out on the dock and take in the scenery. If you have a favorite bird, ask one of the staff, they can usually give you an up close look!

So glad we stopped here for an afternoon’s enjoyment. This isn’t your commercial bird rescue stop. Tucked away in the woods, we enjoyed seeing birds of many kinds that we hadn’t seen previously — — only had heard about. They’re doing a great job!

I love birds and especially raptor. My rating reflects the center’s exhibits that you pay for and not the centers great service which you should donate to.
$ 14 per adult for something this small is steep. The center doesn’t operate by admissions, so make it more accessible to folks who aren’t tourists and lower the fee.
In one hour you will be done. Very small, but well maintained. Turned a house and grounds in a neighborhood into a bird rescue center. Really liked close up views and the ability to study differences between species that are typically hard to differentiate. Would be good (or bad if you think what is necessary for it to happen) to see more hawk variety.
They give you a well made laminated guide to each bird with their species name and humanized name. At the end, they will bring out one of a variety of raptors for close up views if they aren’t real busy. The kids loved that.
Love their mission — donate! Center a bit small and brief if you are not an avid birder or nature lover.

As other reviewers have said, this is not a place that you should expect to spend all day, nor is it particularly easy to find. I can tell you though, if you have enough of an interest in birds to come out here, you won’t be disappointed.
For various reasons, none of these animals that are visible to you can be safely released into the wild. They are all fascinating creatures: bald eagles, barred owls, red-​tailed hawks, northern caracaras, and on and on. I have added photos of some of these animals, all taken at this location.
The people working here are extremely knowledgeable and have always been willing to discuss the birds with you, sometimes bringing them out so you can get a closer look while they tell you all about them.
Nature lovers can’t go wrong here. Small price of admission and a large sense that your money has been well spent supporting a good cause.

This is a really quaint place hidden in Maitland. The center takes in injured birds and either takes care of them until they can be released in the wild, or in some cases, takes care of them for the rest of their lives. If you are a bird lover, this place is definitely for you.
The center is located in in the Maitland/​Eatonville area with a small parking lot directly across the street. There is a $ 5 admission charge, and you’ll want to set aside about an hour or maybe two to walk around. They have everything from owls to hawks to bald eagles. If you go in the middle of the day, the birds are many times in the back of their cages and you can’t get a good view of them. Sometimes they will take birds out of their cages for visitors to get a closer look and take photos. Inside the center, they have a lot of information about birds and what they do at the center. The staff are also very knowledgeable.
They have a great event in May each year called the Baby Owl Shower. Bring in a donation (usually things like paper towels, baby food, or supplies for the center) and you get free admission. They also have some cute things for kids to do, and they will have more birds out of their cages for people to see. I would definitely recommend going to this event. The date is posted on their website as it gets closer.

We don’t go to the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey very often — but every time we do, we’re left wondering why we don’t go more often.
Tucked back in a residential neighborhood, it’s a little hard to find, but just follow the small signs to this gem.
It’s a pretty small place — if you stop to look at, read and watch everything and talk to everyone, you might be able to spend a total of about two hours here. That’s OK though — those will be two hours well spent.
View and learn about the various birds that they’ve rescued and rehabbed. Come at the right times of the year, and you might even see babies. All total, there are about a dozen or so free flight aviaries along with a building to do some reading and video watching about the birds.
During every visit we’ve made, they’ve brought out at least one bird to view and discuss up close. The volunteers here are all very knowledgeable about the birds and can answer any question you throw at them.

This is a fantastic place to spend an hour or two. You don’t need a lot of time here, but if you have it, you can definitely spend some good time here.
This is mostly out doors. They hand you a plastic coated guide book which tells about each of the species of raptors at the sanctuary, along with pictures of specific birds, why they are there, and their name. Our group of 9 enjoyed strolling past the aviaries to see each of the different birds.
The best bet is to see if any staff are available to converse. We definitely got to learn a lot more because we spent time with some of the volunteers who run the center. Also note that volunteers have to be incredibly dedicated — a minimum of 1 year before you can even begin to think of handling a bird, due to the long memory that these various birds have. So by the time you talk to them, it’s likely the docent would know a great deal.
It’s also gratifying to note that none of these birds could exist in the wild, all having been injured, imprinted or abandoned. You get a real sense of mission from the sanctuary, and great respect for each of these magnificent birds.
The facility is clean and on a beautiful lake-​side setting. We were there on a cold & windy day, and Florida can be rainy in the summer, so dress appropriately.
There is a small indoor area with videos, and a window overlooking a garden. This also has a very very small gift shop, with inexpensive items to support the sanctuary’s mission.
In the front entrance, ask to see if a volunteer is available to bring birds out to show. That definitely made the trip. There’s some seating out in this area for groups to sit and listen.
We’ll be back for repeat visits. Appropriate for all ages.