Draper Museum 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.

Raptor program schedule

Program and Appearance Schedule:

The raptor program’s regular schedule is as follows; we kindly ask visitors to practice social distancing while attending these programs, which take place in our Braun Garden in the spring and summer; our Coe Auditorium fall and winter.

• December 1–May 31: Relaxing with Raptors at 1 p.m. each day the Center is open.
• June 1–August 15: Four programs daily at 10 a.m. (Those Amazing Owls), noon (Superheroes of Nature), 2 p.m. (Adaptations for Flight), and 4 p.m. (Relaxing with Raptors).
• August 16–September 15: Two programs daily (Relaxing with Raptors) at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
• September 16–October 31: Relaxing with Raptors at 1 p.m. each day. An informal question and answer session with a few of our birds and their handlers.
• November 1–30: Relaxing with Raptors at 11 a.m. each day.

Our birds also do outreach programs. E-mail Melissa Hill or call 307-578-4111 for more information.

Interested in our Adopt-a-Raptor program? Click here.

Visit the Raptor Experience blog!

This program is funded in part by the Nancy-Carroll Draper Foundation, the W.H. Donner Foundation, and the Donner Canadian Foundation—the latter in partnership with the University of Wyoming’s Biodiversity Institute.

Meet the birds of the Draper Museum Raptor Experience

How did each of our birds come to live with us and help us educate our visitors about raptors? Click on each bird’s name to learn more about them!

• Bald eagle Jade
• Short-eared owl Amelia
• American kestrel Salem
• American kestrel Freyja (our newest flock member!)
• Golden eagle Kateri
• Great horned owl Teasdale
• Red-tailed hawk Isham
• Peregrine falcon Hayabusa
• Turkey vulture Suli
• Saw-whet owl Remington
• Eastern screech owl Monte
• Swainson’s hawk Hayden

Our Adopt-a-Raptor Program

You can help us sustain the Draper Museum Raptor Experience through our Adopt-a-Raptor program. Donations feed and care for our amazing birds, allowing you to play a role in our commitment to keep our flock healthy with the highest quality food, vitamins, housing, and medical care—for the rest of their lives. Take a look at the Adoption Level Benefits chart below for the details of what you receive in return for your support at each of our adoption levels.

Use the form below to sign up for our Adopt-a-Raptor program and support our birds. You may also chose your favorite raptor!

Thank you for your support of our Draper Museum Raptor Experience!