​VOLUNTEERS

Our excellent team of about forty volunteers makes the ACCA function; they feed and care for birds, conduct educational programs, repair enclosures, assist with veterinary procedures, write grants, paint walls, take out the trash, develop educational materials, transport injured birds, and everything in between.

Most volunteers commit to working one day a week, for a minimum of about two hours. We schedule teams of several volunteers on each day. Daily duties include preparing and administering diets for the birds (including mice, rats, chicks, quail, fish [all dead]; live mealworms, waxworms, crickets, and roaches; seed; suet; fruit; eggs; and whatever else the birds in our care require); cleaning cages, enclosures, and all areas of the center; and filling out appropriate charts and paperwork. There will be additional opportunities to assist and/or observe educational presentations, veterinary procedures, pre-release conditioning, construction, and more, based on volunteer interest.

If you are interested in volunteering with us, please email Katie Fallon.

Featured Volunteers:

Angela Moenich

Angela has volunteered with the ACCA for more than seven years. She enjoys working with the education birds, especially Tundra the peregrine falcon (pictured here). Angela has also worked for the ACCA as an educator at the Outdoor Classroom and at our Raptor Camps. When she isn't at the ACCA, she's working at her family's business, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & Self Defense gym.

Cayce Dakon

Cayce is a Registered Veterinary Technician. She has a special interest in caring for "unloved" animals, including spiders, snakes, and mantids. When she's not assisting with veterinary procedures involving the rehabilitation birds at the ACCA, she cares for hospitalized companion animals at a busy 24-hour veterinary hospital.

Dale Coleman 

Dale loves vultures (and other birds)! He assists with our research projects on avian scavengers, and he also feeds birds and helps with construction. We believe Dale can do anything--from chopping fish for eagles, to helping take blood samples from vultures, to operating power tools.

Crissa Cooey

Crissa has been volunteering with the ACCA since the very beginning of our organization, back in 2012. She assists with all aspects of the organization, from feeding rehabilitation birds and designing enrichment for non-releasable birds, to helping with event planning and fundraising. Crissa has a special fondness for Neo the broad-winged hawk, and well as American kestrels.

Featured Volunteer Alumni: 

Meghan Jensen, PhD

Meghan completed her doctorate at West Virginia University, studying population genetics of hawk species. Meghan was one of the primary trainers for education birds Tundra the peregrine falcon and Striker the Cooper’s hawk. She now lives in Ithaca, New York, where she serves as Program Manager for the Cornell Raptor Program.