Great Horned Owl – Barbed Wire Victim
The first words a raptor hears when it enters RMRP: “Please, don’t give up! We’re here to help.” We know they can’t understand us. But we wonder… This battered Great …
Barn Owl Season Off To A Fast (And Early) Start
These five nestling Common Barn Owls were admitted last Sunday (6/25) from the Fort Morgan, CO area. They were found at the bottom of a grain bin that was being …
Osprey and Baling Twine…..a deadly combination.
We admitted a young Osprey was on 7/21 after it was found on the ground near its nest just northeast of Fort Collins,CO. The bird was emaciated and suffering from …
Raptors Say Goodbye to the ELC
The Rocky Mountain Raptor Program has appreciated the almost 30 years of outreach that we have been able to provide at the CSU Environmental Learning Center through our Raptor Enclosures. …
Avian Influenza Outbreak Forces More Changes At The RMRP.
As the current outbreak of High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) continues its North American expansion, the RMRP has been forced to make further changes to how we operate in preparation …
21 Orphaned Great Horned owls……..now what do we do?
Baby season is in full swing and we are off to a record setting start. We have admitted 24 immature Great Horned owls (21 still in house) weighing from 140 …
The RMRP Prepares for Avian Influenza.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE: The Avian Influenza that is mentioned in this piece is NOT the “Asian Bird Flu” that has resulted in human illness and deaths in Asia and other …
Spring Has Sprung and They Need Space!
Spring has sprung. Returning birds are chirping, plants are sprouting, warm breezes enliven us and the return of the sun brings joy; at least for all us humans. For birds, …
New Admit:GHOW 15-009 Trauma
Most rescues are simple. It starts out as a phone call about a raptor that is on the ground with some sort of injury. We dispatch a rescuer. Bird comes …
New Admit: FEHA 15-003 Trauma/Lead Poisoning.
One of our newest admissions of the New Year is a stunning, adult dark morph Ferruginous hawk that was found on the ground out on the northeastern plains of Colorado …