Flight Crew at the Raptor Center

by | Sep 12, 2011 | Raptor Center

Several days ago, a friend asked about what we do on the flight crew at the Raptor Center. Our job is to ‘test fly’ hawks, owls and eagles after they have healed from their injuries to get them physically ready to be released back into the wild.  Usually this consists...

Trumpeter Swan Rescue

by | Sep 6, 2011 | Birding, Raptor Center

In late June I was asked to join a crew of volunteers to help rescue a Trumpeter Swan. Neighbors in a Elk River, MN neighborhood had watched a swan during the late spring and early summer and had determined that he was injured and unable to leave their large backyard...