A Summer Guide to Milwaukee’s Raptors
Summertime in Milwaukee can be idyllic, particularly if you take advantage of the city’s many…
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Wildflowers & Winged Collaborators
With Contributions from Jim Thielke, Environmental Educator Summer at the Center features a parade of…
Pond Life Up Close: Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
With Contributions from AJ Grill, Associate Director of Education The Center’s ponds are brimming with…
Raptor Ambassador Spotlight: Valkyrie the Bald Eagle
In early summer of 2011, a young Bald Eagle took her first flight from the…
Nature’s Palette Summer Exhibition
On Show in our Mezzanine Art Gallery June 5 – September 3, 2026 This summer…
Raptor Ambassador Spotlight: Willow the Northern Saw-whet Owl
In a small Milwaukee classroom, children sit attentively as a Raptor Educator describes the unique…
Raptor Ambassador Spotlight: Sky Walker the Red-tailed Hawk
In late January of 2000, a young family was spending a normal afternoon at home—before…
Betty & Maverick: The Barred Owl Monitoring Project
In 2025, we launched our Barred Owl nest box livestream, and the public fell in…
Raptor Ambassador Spotlight: Perseus the Barred Owl
In June 2018, the Raptors of Schlitz Audubon received a thrilling note from our colleague…
Trilliums: Treasures of Spring
With contributions from Fiethong (Fie) Thao, Restoration Ecologist As Wisconsin’s forests wake up, trilliums quietly…
Raptor Ambassador Spotlight: Loki the American Crow
In January 2013, raptor staff walked into Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport to pick up a very special friend. In…
Raptor Ambassador Spotlight: Glory the Bald Eagle
Standing at three feet tall and weighing in at twelve pounds, our male Bald Eagle…