In 2017, we saw a record number of patients at The Raptor Center. Here, we break that down a bit. Where do these numbers come from, what do...

Bald eagles, like other birds, molt feathers to replace older, worn ones with newer ones.  It takes until between 5-7 years for a bald eagle...

Feathers are fabulous! Not only is each feather on a bird’s body different from every other in length, shape, structure and function, ...

Bald eagle patient shortly before release! Bald eagle patient, after only several weeks in our clinic.  You can obviously see the so...

TRC's biggest year for our clinic patient census was last year, when we admitted 1058.  We currently have admitted 980 patients so far t...

Here is our October update on Freedom’s training with a journal entry from Dan Hnilicka, Freedom's principal trainer.  (See past en...

Darner the American kestrel graciously agreed to be the model and teacher today for a lesson on tail molt! Raptors have 12 tail feathers...