8 cool things you should know about peregrine falcons 4/14/2020 2:05:00 PM View Count 30725 It’s spring, and one of Iowa’s most fascinating and rare birds of prey is currently getting down to the serious business of nesting! Do you know these facts about one of the fastest animals on the planet?
Meet Iowa's winter raptors 11/29/2018 12:08:00 PM View Count 10076 Get out your binoculars! These raptors can only be found in Iowa during the winter as they breed elsewhere -maybe you'll get lucky and catch a glimpse of these winter residents!
Osprey: fishing perfection in feathers 6/23/2017 2:30:00 PM View Count 15636 From a hundred feet in the air, a hovering angler folds its wings, silently slipping downward like lightning from the sky, careening until a four-foot portion of the lake thunders into plumes of diamondized water droplets.
View raptors at the High Trestle hawk watch 10/4/2016 1:44:00 PM View Count 4489 Join experts and birding novices at the family-friendly High Trestle Hawk Watch Saturday, Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The hawk watch will be at the High Trestle Bridge’s main viewing platform on the west side of the bridge and the new shelter on the east side of the bridge.
Iowa Raptors Take Center Stage 6/7/2016 1:33:00 PM View Count 4502 Iowa’s 24 active osprey nests will be a bustling with activity this week and next as young ospreys are beginning to hatch. The osprey nest at the Wells Fargo campus in West Des Moines has two young hatching today and can be viewed live online.
Summer Birding Checklist - How Many Can You Spot? 7/17/2015 11:19:00 AM View Count 9152 It doesn't take more than a few steps out into the backyard to spot some of Iowa's best songbirds and raptors. How many can you spot this summer?
Cool Things You Should Know About Iowa Hawks 2/27/2015 9:24:00 AM View Count 35799 After all, Iowa is the Hawkeye state, so read on to learn about some of Iowa’s coolest raptors.