by simpleDesigns | Jan 14, 2012 | Raptor Center
Rehab flights from December 31st, 2009. The Raptor Center currently has 3 Snowy’s and they should be ready for rehab flying next month.
by simpleDesigns | Dec 31, 2011 | Raptor Center
Terry and I took a Bald Eagle to Hastings, MN for a release. This bird was one of the largest juveniles we have ever had, weighing in at over 6,000 grams (or over 13 pounds). The releaser was Dave Gysbers, a 7 year volunteer at the Raptor Center. It...
by simpleDesigns | Dec 10, 2011 | Raptor Center
Yesterday, Terry and I drove to Hastings to release another BAEG (Bald Eagle) from the Raptor Center. We drove to Carpenter Nature Center which sits on a high bluff overlooking the St. Croix River. The only person we found on the grounds was Alan, an...
by simpleDesigns | Dec 9, 2011 | Raptor Center
We only take care of what we love, we only love what we understand and we only understand what we are taught.
by simpleDesigns | Nov 23, 2011 | Raptor Center
Seems like the winter of 2011-12 will experience an invasion of Snowy Owls. A recent map created by Jesse Ellis, Post-doctoral Researcher, Dept. of Zoology, University of Wisconsin – Madison shows sightings of Snowy Owls across the upper Midwest just in the last 3-4...