Tree Climbing

by | Jun 3, 2010 | Raptor Center

Today I met Jim.  Jim is a tree trimming, tree climber who has volunteered for the Raptor Center since 1988.  After work, Jim puts baby raptors back into their nests when they have fallen out.  After climbing 40 feet up into a mature oak tree, Jim made...

Red-shouldered Hawk

by | Jun 2, 2010 | Raptor Center

On Tuesday, I rec’d a call about a hawk baby on the ground in Shoreview.  After a bit of a hunt, we found this guy hiding in the grass about 40 feet below a large hawks nest. This is a Red-shouldered Hawk hatchling, possible 1-2 weeks old.  The vets examined...

Bike the Drive

by | Jun 2, 2010 | Friends

This past weekend, Tina and I took a trip to Chicago to visit friends (Tim & Pat McClelland) and to ride the Bike the Drive.  On Sunday, Chicago closed the Lake Shore Drive for 4 hours and somewhere between 18,000 and 20,000 cyclists rode a 30 mile loop...

GHOW release

by | May 28, 2010 | Raptor Center

The Raptor Center gave us a Great Horned Owl to release yesterday and our friend Kristian was in town for some more schooling, so K and I drove to Excelsior for the release.  This bird had been tangled in some fishing line and had a bruised (but not broken)...