Draper Museum Raptor Experience
The Draper Museum Raptor Experience
What is the Raptor Experience?
The Draper Museum Raptor Experience is a live raptor education program that allows us to share some of our area’s most spectacular wild animals with visitors. Get an up-close-and-personal view of some of Wyoming’s most recognized predators, the birds of prey.
Our Program Schedule
Please join us to learn about a few of our birds at each of these daily programs!
- April 1 – May 22: 1 p.m. daily
- May 23 – September 30: 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. daily
- October 1 – 31: 1 p.m. daily
Learn about Our Raptors
Click on the buttons below to learn more about each bird here at the Center of the West
Raptor Adoption Kits Available!
Do you know someone who loves birds or nature? Want to give an educational gift instead of just a toy? Want to make a difference with your gift? We have the answer for you! The Draper Museum Raptor Experience has a limited number of Kids’ Adoption Kits available. Each kit comes with a 12-inch plush bird, a small plush prey item, a reference book about the species, care instructions for the bird, and an official adoption certificate. Kits are available in Golden Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle, and Great Horned Owl. Each kit is $75 (includes shipping) and all proceeds go to care for the Avian Ambassadors at the Draper Museum Raptor Experience. These are the perfect gift for the bird-loving kid and kid-at-heart in your life!
Visit the Raptor Experience Blog
Some of our resident “Raptor Wranglers,” both staff and volunteers, are also bloggers, and they have a lot of knowledge about birds—and the joy and peril of presenting public programs with live birds—to share!The Draper Museum Raptor Experience is funded in part by the Nancy-Carroll Draper Foundation, the William H. Donner Foundation, and the Donner Canadian Foundation—the latter in partnership with the University of Wyoming’s Biodiversity Institute.