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.

July 22, 2011

Progress on the mews for the Raptor Experience

The progression of building the mews to house the future birds of our new Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience program seemed to be…

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July 21, 2011

Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience takes flight!

Hello and welcome to the brand new blog for the Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience! It’s been a long and bumpy road, getting…

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Big Horn Basin
July 11, 2011

Golden Eagle Journal: July 8, 2011

July 8, 2011: Summer has definitely arrived in the Bighorn Basin! Still a good deal of green and some wildflowers in bloom,…

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June 23, 2011

Golden Eagle Journal: June 22, 2011

22 June, 2011: It has been an exciting couple of weeks since last entry! The weather continued windy, cool, and rainy/snowy through…

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An eagle taking flight, spotted during a research trip by the team from the Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience. Photo by Anne Hay.
June 17, 2011

Golden Eagle Journal: 2011

10 June, 2011: First entry in the 2011 Golden Eagle Journal…Headed out into Bighorn Basin to check on a few eagle nests…

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An adult Golden Eagle with one white chick tucked into a cliff nest near Cody, Wyoming.
July 27, 2010

Video: Eaglet from Nest 23A eats a rabbit Leg, 2010

A golden eaglet has lunch This video is from our Draper Natural History Museum‘s YouTube channel. Watch as a golden eaglet (chick)…

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