08
Mar
Research Team Studying Impact of Snow Conditions on Great Gray Owls
Above: Snow crust thickness (L) may impact Great Gray Owl foraging (owl snow print R). Photo Credit: TRC Staff Although most of TRC’s field research involves observing birds in the wild, one day a month during the winter the entire team heads into the field to measure snow. One of our goals is to understand... Read More
03
Mar
Weekly Patient Update – March 3rd, 2023
Get the latest updates on the patients currently in our care from Sheena, TRC’s Associate Avian Care Director. To help wild birds wild, you can make a donation online. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram!
28
Feb
Bird Health Awareness Week
Above: Raptors that eat waterfowl, such as Peregrine Falcons, are susceptible to HPAI. Photo Credit: Bill Harris It’s Bird Health Awareness Week! Did you know that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is deadly to raptors and domestic poultry? You can help prevent the spread with a few simple measures: What are we doing at TRC to... Read More
24
Feb
Weekly Patient Update – February 24th, 2023
Get the latest updates on the patients currently in our care from Sheena, TRC’s Associate Avian Care Director. To help wild birds wild, you can make a donation online. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram!
21
Feb
Research Team Assists Park Service with Sage-Grouse Surveys
Above: Tracks (L) and wing prints (R) indicate the presence of Greater Sage-Grouse (Center). Photo Credit: TRC Staff Did you know? TRC’s research department doesn’t just collect data on raptors! Our Conservation Director, Bryan, has been leading and helping with multiple studies on Greater Sage-Grouse across western Wyoming since 2007. For the past six years,... Read More
17
Feb
Weekly Patient Update – February 17th, 2023
Get the latest updates on the patients currently in our care from Sheena, TRC’s Associate Avian Care Director. To help wild birds wild, you can make a donation online. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram!
14
Feb
Love is in the Air: Raptor Breeding Season Begins
Above: A Bald Eagle carrying nesting material. Photo Credit: Sue Ernisse While many raptor species found in the Jackson Hole region have not yet returned from their wintering grounds, some species, like Bald Eagles and Great Horned Owls, have already started their breeding seasons! Bald Eagles are thought to mate for life and are known... Read More
10
Feb
Weekly Patient Update – February 10th, 2023
Get the latest updates on the patients currently in our care from Sheena, TRC’s Associate Avian Care Director. To help wild birds wild, you can make a donation online. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram!
07
Feb
A Tribute to Taiga: TRC’s Great Gray Owl Touched All the Pillars of Our Mission
On June 17, 2016, TRC’s research team returned to the field to check in on a Great Gray Owl nest they’d been monitoring as part of an ongoing research project on the species. Four great gray chicks were growing fast at the top of a broken off snag. The parents had been feeding them around... Read More
03
Feb
Weekly Patient Update – February 3rd, 2023
Get the latest updates on the patients currently in our care from Sheena, TRC’s Associate Avian Care Director. To help wild birds wild, you can make a donation online. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram!