For many people, owls are a favorite bird. One of the most common owls in the United States is the small Screech-owl. There are currently three species of Screech-owl found in the United States – Eastern, Western, and Whiskered. At one time the Western and Eastern Screech-owls were considered the same species as they are […]
Here are some facts you might not know about birds of prey FACT #1: There are 30 species of hawks, falcons, and eagles as well as 18 species of owls breeding in North America. FACT #2: The scientific name of turkey vultures, Cathartes aura, means “purifying breeze” which reflects vultures’ ability to clean-up animal remains. […]
Hi everyone! Today I would like to share a song with you. This song was written by the Draper Museum Raptor Experience’s very own Intern Nicole and Assistant Brandon (not to be confused with Intern Nicole and her assistant, Brandon.) It was composed in 2014 during our summer program season, a time known to us raptor handlers […]
Art in the Garden this year has been a lot of fun for me and the families that participate in our free activities. Our first week’s theme was Cowboys and Cowgirls. The museum guests and I had a lot of fun decorating cowboy boots, creating popsicle stick cowboy and cowgirl dolls, and making our own […]
Originally featured in Points West in Fall 2010 Golden Eagle taxidermy mount, Draper Natural History Museum The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) inhabits open and semi-open wild spaces throughout the Northern Hemisphere, where it is widely exalted among many cultures for its prowess as a hunter and master of flight. The American West is a major […]
American swallow-tailed kite The American swallow-tailed kite is a bird of prey related to other kites, eagles, hawks, and falcons. Prior to 1900, the swallow-tailed kite bred in the United States from the Gulf Coast north through most of Minnesota and west into the Great Plains of the American West. The breeding range began to […]