Draper Natural History Museum

Draper Natural History Museum staff and volunteers conduct long-term ecological research in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and keep up with all the wildlife and science news and issues related to this world-renowned, natural treasure. Keep up with Draper Museum fieldwork and Greater Yellowstone news and information here.

Harris Hawk About to Land On a Branch Perch. Phil Fiddes photo.
November 18, 2016

What’s On Your Bird Bucket List?

If you like birds (even if you aren’t an avid bird watcher), there are probably a few species that you haven’t seen…

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October 17, 2016

Traveling with Raptors – a Whole New Adventure!

[VirtualGallery id=”Snowy Range Academy” slides=”4″ title=”0″]At the Draper Museum Raptor Experience, we do A LOT of educational programs. In 2015 alone, we…

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A group-or "murder"-of crows in a cemetery.
October 5, 2016

What Do You Call a Group of Birds?

When I was younger, if you had asked me what you called a group of birds, I would have promptly responded, “A…

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Seen high in the air, the zone-tailed hawk will sometimes be miss-identified as a turkey vulture.
September 22, 2016

The Amazing Hawks

Hawks are birds of prey that hunt, kill, and dine on other animals. They have powerful feet with curved, sharp talons; a…

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August 29, 2016

Male versus Female raptors: How do we know?

Hello everyone! Welcome to Katie’s last summer blog post! This post is about the differences in female and male raptors, because it…

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August 22, 2016

Birds are Dinosaurs, part 3!

Hello, it’s Katie again! Welcome to the final dinosaur blog – and my second to last blog post of the summer! This…

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