support the Ambassador Birds - the stars of bird tLC’s conservation education programs
Did you know our hard-working Ambassador Birds and educators present over 100 educational programs every year to youth and adults?
The Ambassador Birds are essential to helping us raise awareness of and inspire wonder for Alaska’s wild birds.
They are inspiring the next generation of conservationists!
We need your help to sustain this vital program and keep our Ambassadors flying high in 2026! Scroll down to find out how you can provide medical care, food, training, enrichment, perching, and housing for the Ambassadors. Every gift makes a difference.
Choose your way to support the Ambassador Birds
Donate: A generous donor is matching every donation you make for the care of the Ambassador Birds, up to the first $10,000 we raise!
Mail a check to Bird TLC, 15510 Old Seward Hwy., Anchorage, AK 99516. Please write “Stars” in the memo so we can direct your funds to the Ambassadors.
meet the ambassador birds
Our Ambassador Birds can not survive in the wild due to either the extent of their injuries or having been habituated to humans. Their individual temperaments make it possible for them to live comfortably under human care and participate in education programs.
Each Ambassador has a team of caretakers who provide them with multiple training and enrichment sessions a day. Training includes going to a scale so we can monitor their weight, voluntarily entering a kennel so they can be transported to programs, and flying to a perch or the trainer’s arm so they can be allowed to move about freely at programs, knowing they can be recalled to their trainer at any time.
Ambassadors are fed a species-appropriate diet, which may include rodents, fish, quail, or mealworms. Their enclosures include a variety of perching options, enrichment for them to interact with, and warming boxes and heated water bowls in the winter. They receive annual exams and other medical care as needed.