Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2018 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Eggs Golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming find perfect habitat for nests which they construct on ledges carved out of sandstone. Eggs incubated in the spring hatch in mid-April, and by early July, surviving nestlings fledge to leave […]
As part of our work we encourage visitors to ask questions. We understand that there are many people who know absolutely nothing about birds. Though we may smile inside, we do our best to answer funny questions in a manner that will not make the asker feel stupid. In this blog I will share just […]
Here are some facts you never wanted to know about birds of prey Working with raptors is truly an honor. We are so thankful that we are able to work so closely with animals that most folks rarely see up close. While 98 percent of our jobs involve fun, exciting, and rewarding tasks, like any […]
Another amazing summer has come and gone and I think it’s safe to say it was a success. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, we presented 284 programs and reached around 18,500 people! That’s pretty darn impressive, if I do say so myself. It also explains why this is the first post I’ve been able […]
It’s amazing to think that summer is officially here. How do I know? 1) It was 90 degrees yesterday here in Cody, Wyoming. YUCK! I hate the heat. 2) I’ve been so busy I can’t keep track of the day of the week anymore. 3) Apparently Memorial Day has past. I was working so I can’t, personally, […]
The Bighorn Basin Sagebrush-steppe Ecology Project—Golden Eagle Incubation Season 2014 It’s that time of year again, when Richard Jones, our Golden Eagle Posse citizen science crew, and the rest of our Draper Natural History Museum team search out eagle nest territories in our study area to determine what territories are occupied and how many eagle […]