The first level involves cage cleaning and food preparation. Although the birds are raptors, most of their food is frozen. The second level is very safety based and involves the handling of education birds starting with the smaller species. The third level involves performing medical tasks on injured birds and learning how to catch and restrain an injured raptor. The fourth and final level uses all the previously learned skills and applies them to working with the bigger and stronger eagles.
Volunteers work with the education eagles and care for the injured eagles.
An immature bald eagle is kept quiet while its injured wing heals. Volunteers commit to attending weekly meetings every Tuesday night. During the meetings volunteer schedules are made and new cases of injured birds are discussed. Volunteers also agree to assist once a week with treatments and care of the birds. The birds are treated twice a day at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. and each treatment lasts two to four hours depending upon the number of birds.