Raptor Resource Project Blog

Eaglecrest's nesting golden eagles normally appear only at a distance. But on August 31, an immature eagle decided to show up in cam...

We talk about weather quite a bit. From wind in the tree to ice and snow on an eagle's back, we watch birds face difficult weather condi...

The American kestrel prefers open areas with short ground vegetation such as grasslands, meadows, fields, and parks. In urbanized areas, th...

By now most of you are aware that all four young falcons jumped from the nest box at Great Spirit Bluff on June 17th. They were approximate...

Bugs. Check the video at  http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/34496685/highlight/371827 Bob made a decision today to intervene in the situati...

On May 22, 2013, the falcon eggs at Xcel Energy's Blackdog nest box began hatching. Immature female 16/U laid four eggs and hatched thre...

You've found a baby bird. Does it need help? What should you do? The Ustream Decorah Eagle mods made me aware of a flowchart to help ans...

While creating owl highlights this morning for our Eaglecrest site, I came across some very close-up footage of a fledgling owl's f...

The herons return. Thanks to Nora for the cap Two years ago today, Raptor Resource Project Board President Rob MacIntyre suffered cardi...

In addition to being silent flyers, owls are remarkably cryptic. This photo shows a barn owl, possibly mother Tess, perched just outside t...

The barn owls began fledge at Eaglecrest on 5/19/13, when the first barn owl decided it was time to leap from the nest. We wondered how fled...

While we are perhaps best known for our work with web cams, the Raptor Resource Project was incorporated as a 501c3 in the late 1980s to hel...

On April 24th, the turkey vultures in Missouri laid their first egg. The egg was captured by video-maker Priscillash and celebrated b...

First Meal The hatchling red-tailed hawk at Eaglecrest ate its first meal yesterday afternoon. Like bald eagles, red-tailed hawks eat an...

We have the first hatch for Stitch and Spot Sr. at Eaglecrest. Here's a video thanks to mochamama22. A few special moments from the vide...

Mabuhay is a two month-old Philippine Eagle produced at the Philippine Eagle Center near Davao City. He represents the second generation o...

Red-tailed hawk Stitch incubating eggs Looking out my window this morning, it seems unlikely that spring will ever arrive. But most of t...

Young falcons at Aggie's Bluff in 2012 According to the weather forecast, 4/16/13 was the only sunny day this week. Time for a pe...