Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center

05/08/2019

2019 Grand Marshal Jaye Moore
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Jaye Moore has dedicated her life to helping birds across the Olympic Peninsula for 30-plus years. After 25 years in Sequim, Moore decided to retire from the Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center this year. As an end cap to her effort, she is this year's grand marshal for the Sequim Irrigation Festival's Grand Parade.

“It's an honor,” Jaye said. This May will be Moore's first time in the Sequim Grand Parade but she's brought many birds to festival events in the past. She and her husband Gary, a retired foreman for Clallam PUD, said they didn't do the work for the birds animals for accolades but admits being grand marshal “is pretty cool.”

Jaye and her brother Paul were raised in Sekiu by their parents Howard and Maggie Baker. She worked at a cannery, fished and worked for Crown Zellerbach as a logger where she met Gary. They have two daughters, Leanna and Rhea, and three grandchildren.The family moved to Sequim for Gary's work and because they liked the schools. “It's just been a great place to live,” Jaye said.

Together they like to do “anything outdoors” including fishing, hunting, crabbing, hiking and clamming. As they wind down efforts on the Raptor Center, Jaye said they're working with Center Valley Animal Rescue in Quilcene to take on their efforts. The Moores took over the Raptor Center in Clallam Bay from D. Byrne and continued it for 32 years between Clallam Bay and Sequim. Jaye said spring and summer was their busiest time going from daylight to way past dark. “You'd be feeding babies every 15-20 minutes,” she said. “You get to one end of the line and it'd be time to start all over again.”

http://www.irrigationfestival.com/dignitaries/grand-marshal/

11/19/2018

Sad to see the end of this wonderful facility - you will be missed.

11/18/2018

The End of an Era

Dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of our Olympic Peninsula wildlife, the Northwest Raptor and Wildlife Center has had its doors open at their current location in Sequim for 25 years and for several years prior, in Clallam Bay.

Everything from bald eagles to bats and bob cats to deer have come through the center's doors over the years.

Through the care of owner and director, Jaye Moore, we have seen thousands of successful releases.

Without all of your help, none of this would have been possible. Your donations of money, meat, dog/cat food and supplies kept this center going.

Deep gratitude to the team at Graywolf Veterinary clinic for working close to the center for so many years, taking in and saving countless lives that we were able to return to the wild.

Those who gave their time as volunteers to help care for all the critters, we couldn't have done it without you.

After more than three decades of helping our injured wildlife return to the wild, it is bittersweet that we now formally announce the closure of the Northwest Raptor and Wildlife Center, as Jaye and Gary settle in to enjoy their retirement.

The torch has passed to Sarah at Center Valley Animal Rescue in Quillcene. We hope you will support her non-profit facility that cares for wild life and raptors of all kinds as well as domesticated animals.

On behalf of the Northwest Raptor and Wildlife Center, thankyou for your continued support over the years. As per the article in the Peninsula Daily News, we will be closing down by the end of the year.

~m

09/30/2018

09/29/2018

09/29/2018

Saturated and fatigued, this juvenile bald eagle was brought in today from Neah Bay, where he was found in the marina. We bathed him with dawn dish soap to get the oil out. Now, it will be rest, lots of food and flight time for this season's eagle before he is released.
~m

08/30/2018

Today, two turkey vultures were released back into the wild after rehabilitation at the center. Also released were two goshawks; an adult female who came in with an injured wing and a young adult who had come in as a juvenile, which the female helped raise. We were thrilled to watch them all fly free for what was a very successful release.

08/01/2018

Young screech owl having its breakfast at Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center

07/31/2018

Screech owls at Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center