For many people owls are a favorite bird, with Short-eared Owls being just one of more than 200 species worldwide. The smallest, the Elf Owl, resides in the south western […]
Draper Natural History Museum
Draper Natural History Museum staff and volunteers work with museum exhibits, programs, labwork, and conduct ecological research in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. They also keep up with and share wildlife and science news and issues related to this world-renowned, natural treasure.
If I Only Had Eyelids Like a Bird
If I had eyelids like a bird, I wouldn’t have to worry about the Wyoming wind. Raptors and other birds not only have two eyelids, they have a third eyelid […]
Nighthawks, Hawks In Name Only
The name “nighthawk” causes some confusion as it suggests that this might be a true hawk. This bird, however, is not even related to the hawk family. The nighthawk received its […]
Hummingbird Nesting and Deadbeat Dads, or Are They?
When I think of the birds in our Draper Museum Raptor Experience education program and the golden eagles in our Draper Natural History Museum’s Bighorn Basin Golden Eagle Ecology research […]
The Amazing Owls
The Order of owls (Strigiformes) is a well loved group of birds. In fact, it is the owls that we humans have tagged as wise. Why is that? The main […]
How Hats Helped Save the Peregrine Falcon
The peregrine falcon is one of the best-known birds in the world. Found on every continent except Antarctica, this species has won the hearts of not only falconers, but of […]
