The day after learning about the male Great Horned Owl, I received a call in regards to the Peregrine Falcon I had inquired about. She had also suffered a wing injury and […]

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.
by Melissa Hill
The day after learning about the male Great Horned Owl, I received a call in regards to the Peregrine Falcon I had inquired about. She had also suffered a wing injury and […]
by Melissa Hill
The very first message I sent in regards to a bird was for a female Great Horned Owl with a wing injury. She was in Utah at Second Chance Wildlife […]
by Melissa Hill
Anxiously waiting on mews construction progress As I waited impatiently for responses to my bird inquiries for our Draper Museum Raptor Experience, the mews construction continued. The building seemed to […]
by Melissa Hill
While the mews were under construction (we even had concrete poured!!!), I started looking for birds for our Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience program. The estimated completion date for the mews […]
by Melissa Hill
The progression of building the mews to house the future birds of our new Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience program seemed to be going really fast for a few weeks. The […]
by Melissa Hill
Hello and welcome to the brand new blog for the Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience! It’s been a long and bumpy road, getting this program off the ground. We started in […]