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!
Museum Minute: Teasdale the Great Horn Owl
The Draper Museum Raptor Experience will be 10 years old in 2021. In honor, the museum minutes are featuring the 11 raptors…
Adaptations For the Speedy Life Style of Peregrine Falcons
How Speedy is a Peregrine? Peregrine Falcons are speedy birds that are popular with bird watchers and falconers all over the world….
Exploring the Turkey Vulture’s Sense of Smell
Finding Unseen Carrion In 1979, David Houston did a study on the efficiency of Turkey Vultures finding carrion by smell. The study…
The Basics of Bird Migration Part II-Travel Direction, Navigation, Flyways, and Dangers
Click here to read part 1 When thinking of bird migration, many people think of flocks of geese moving in their typical…
The Basics of Bird Migration Part I-Knowing When, Grouping, and How They Prepare
Migration can be one of the most dangerous times in a bird’s life, yet it is intended to improve their long term…
The Faces of Conservation
I am a poster child for the wonders of educational outreach programs. My life was completely changed during an hour-long Birds of…