Meet Becky the Raven from the Draper Museum Raptor Experience A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaJanuary 16, 2025 A 1-minute audio snapshot highlighting a museum object from the […]
The Draper Museum Raptor Experience
The Draper Museum Raptor Experience is an exciting live raptor education program at the Draper Natural History Museum in Cody, Wyoming. The Draper is one of five museums at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, which embraces the Spirit of the American West. What better way to celebrate the wildness of this wonderful area than by sharing some of its most spectacular wild animals with our guests. Visitors to the Center have the unique opportunity to get an up close and personal view of some of Wyoming’s most recognized predators – the birds of prey!
Long-eared Owls: Appearance, Habitat, and Behavior
Long-eared Owls are just one of about 250 species of owls living in the world. They reside on every continent except Antarctica. Nineteen of these live in the United States. […]
Migration Season
By Chloe Winkler and Amy Phillips Fall affects us all in many different ways! As humans we tend to snuggle up inside with pumpkin-themed drinks and wait for cold weather, […]
American Robins: Misbeliefs and Facts
The American Robin (Turdus migratorius) may be the most common bird in the USA. They are a frequent sight almost everywhere in the lower 48 states. Though they are comfortable […]
Equipment of a Raptor Handler
Many individuals are fascinated by birds of prey and many facilities do educational programs with their live Avian Ambassadors. Working with raptors in captivity requires lots of animal behavior training […]
Red-winged Blackbirds: An Early Sign of Spring
Conk-la-ree! I hear it before I see it. Looking up I spot a Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) perched in the leafless tree above me. It is intently watching me as […]
