Raptor Center of Southeast Michigan

By Dody Wyman When I announced my retirement from raptor rehabilitation the first time, I donated half of my large raptor reconditioning enclosure to an organization in Dayton, Ohio and the other half to an organization in Coldwater, Michigan. For numerous reasons, the larger half that went to Coldwater was taken apart a couple of…

By Dody Wyman As most or all of you know, River Raisin Raptor Center was originally formed as a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit way back in 1998. Fast forward to when I wanted to begin to retire, I gave Francie Krawcke and Sarah Gilmore the educational part of the organization. Making it her own, Francie…

Or Maybe an owl… By Dave Spratt It’s acting weird or it’s obviously hurt. You want to help, but well, it’s a fairly large critter and there on the ground it’s closer than you’ve ever been. Plus it has all those sharp parts. And above all, it seems so … angry. What to do? You…

By Dave Spratt I must admit I did not have “hawk wrangling” on my 2020 bingo card. But there we were: me in heavy gloves, a canvas shirt and goggles, with meat on a string in one hand and a large towel in the other; my wife Sarah standing ready with a large box and…

By Alysha Albrecht It has been an ever- expanding Summer. Our team has grown and a few have fledged our care. In mid-July Ontario, the non-releasable Red Tail Hawk we received in February, was transferred to Ogden Nature Center in Utah. The center offers many types of enrichment like allowing the birds to build nests…

Hello! The Spring has been full of renesting and reuniting of baby birds. We’ve helped over a dozen people reunite baby owls & hawks. We reunited a fledgling red-tailed hawk in early June and an eastern screech owl in late June. Thankfully this busy baby season has come to a close and we’re hoping to…