Raptor Center of Southeast Michigan

By Dody Wyman

Imping is a centuries-old technique to replace a broken feather with a match from a previous molt or from another bird. In the early spring, Dody and I headed for the Bird Center of Michigan in Saline to host an imping workshop with staff and volunteers. We had a lovely morning sharing stories and working on songbird carcasses, a much smaller scale than raptors, to show how the technique is done. We are so fortunate to have the Bird Center of Michigan as our colleague!