After a very encouraging evening with the falcon, I was excited to go get the red-tailed hawk. He is coming from an education organization and is already trained, so he […]

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by Melissa Hill
After a very encouraging evening with the falcon, I was excited to go get the red-tailed hawk. He is coming from an education organization and is already trained, so he […]
by Melissa Hill
After the arrival of our great horned owl on Friday evening, I had no time to stop and ponder how great it is to have birds in our mews. I […]
by Melissa Hill
I realize it’s been a while since we here at the fledgling Draper Museum Raptor Experience posted anything new, but there’s been good reason! The last couple weeks have suddenly […]
by Melissa Hill
We talked to our state representative earlier this afternoon. We should have our permit approval by tomorrow! They have been concerned about the missing eye of our red-tailed hawk and […]
by Melissa Hill
I love being able to share photos with people. Since none of our birds are in our possession yet, it’s hard to be able to post pictures of them. Fortunately, […]
by Melissa Hill
There hasn’t been a whole lot going on around here recently. At least, that’s the way it feels most of the day. My interns, Nate and Pat, are done for […]