Raptor Education Foundation

Fall Photo Safari
2020-10-10 | Raptor Education Foundation Facility, 17101 E. 136th Avenue, Brighton, CO, 80601, United States
Photo by Zina Balash
This year we are combining the option to photograph flying raptors in the morning and to capture our raptors posed in natural settings during the afternoon. Our videos from previous photo safaris show you what to expect. You can book both or just one of the options to test your skills and equipment as we provide ten of our raptors for no more than 15 photographers at each session.

Raptor Education at Gaylord Resorts
2020-07-05 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center, 6700 N Gaylord Rockies Blvd, Aurora, CO 80019, Aurora, United States
As we begin to emerge out into more activities and adventures, we are glad to be part of that process with everyone at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center starting June 27 and every weekend in July except for July 4th. July 5th we will have America’s living national symbol, the Bald Eagle, at the resort along with other wonderful examples of Colorado’s wild raptor species.

Meet a Bald Eagle on the 4th of July
2020-07-04 10:30 - 11:15 (America/Denver) | Barr Lake State Park, 13401 Picadilly Road, Brighton, United States
Come to Barr Lake State Park to meet America’s living national symbol and get the back story on how, why, when, and where this little piece of history took place. Oh, you will also meet our five year old female bald eagle and learn all about her as well. She has her fully mature plumage. See her progression below thanks to the photography of Marilyn Stevens. Click on image to enlarge.

Raptor Education at Gaylord Resort
2020-06-28 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center, 6700 N Gaylord Rockies Blvd, Aurora, CO 80019, Aurora, United States
As we begin to emerge out into more activities and adventures, we are glad to be part of that process with everyone at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center beginning tomorrow and every weekend in July except for July 4th. July 5th we will have America’s living national symbol the Bald Eagle at the resort along with other wonderful examples of Colorado’s wild raptor species.

Colorado Wild at Gaylord Resorts
2020-06-27 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center, 6700 N Gaylord Rockies Blvd, Aurora, CO 80019, Aurora, United States

Bird Talk Guys
2020-05-02 12:15 - 12:30 (America/Denver) | 710 KNUS Radio

Nature Chat
2020-04-20 13:00 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | Raptor Education Foundation Facility, 17101 E. 136th Avenue, Brighton, CO, 80601, United States
Continuing our partnership with the great team at HRCA Backcountry Wilderness, Anne Price, REF’s President and Curator will be joining Mark and Lindsey for another Nature Chat featuring our Swainson’s Hawk. Questions will be relayed to Anne as this live event is available to everyone via Facebook.

Color in Place
2020-04-17 - 2020-06-15 | Colorado
Enjoy learning about America’s raptors in the comfort of your home. We’ve created a coloring contest in conjunction with Colorado’s BirdTalkGuys so you can have fun with our new book, learn about raptors, and win some cool stuff. You will also help Raptor Education Foundation continue our 40 year mission and help us care for our birds.

Bird Talk Radio
2020-03-21 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | 710 KNUS Radio

International Sportsmen's Expo
2020-01-09 - 2020-01-12 | Colorado Convention Center, 1150 Champa st., Denver, CO, United States
Come and join us at the biggest outdoor expo for 2020 at the Colorado Convention Center. See our birds and find out what’s new. Find us in our usual spot in the Colorado Parks & Wildlife Youth Pavilion.

Book Signing and Raptor Presentation
2019-12-12 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Denver) | WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, CO, 80026, United States
Join us at WOW! Children’s Museum for a live raptor presentation and book signing by author Anne Price. Our new coloring book, The Raptors of North America will be available for purchase.

Birds of Prey Ski Championship Races at Beaver Creek
2019-12-06 - 2019-12-08 | Beaver Creek Village, Avon, CO, United States
Come and see the fastest ski racers in the world at the fastest course in North America. Meet the live eagles, hawks, owls, and falcons that the Birds of Prey course is named after.

Raptor Photo Safari
2019-10-19 | Colorado
Capture The Moment!
Once again, we are offering 15 photographers an exceptional opportunity for testing their equipment and skills to capture some of the world’s iconic predators, while they are posed in natural settings. The resulting images will look as if you have been in the field for days and weeks, not just a few hours. We will be offering ten different owls, eagles, hawks, falcons, and one turkey vulture in various natural settings around our facility in Brighton, Colorado. The roster of birds will include our new snowy owl.

Raptor Book Signing:Meet The Author
2019-10-15 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Enjoy meeting a live peregrine falcon and golden eagle 2001 in the Museum’s wildlife halls with Anne Price, curator at the Raptor Education Foundation and an avid falconer since age 16. Price will also feature her new publication The Raptors of North America: A Coloring Book of Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, and Owls. The book has activities, coloring exercises, and short essays describing a variety of raptors, and is illustrated by Donald Malick. After the demonstration, René O’Connell, image archivist, will detail the Museum’s collection of Malick’s artwork and his time as a field artist in Botswana. A reception with a display of Malick’s paintings and a chance to color in Botswana Hall follows the program.

Open House
2019-09-28 10:30 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | Colorado
Our Fall Open House is scheduled for September 28. Help celebrate the beginning of our 40th year! This is a free opportunity to visit our facility and meet our birds. Our new peregrine falcon will be available for viewing, and if all goes well with shipping, we may have our new book available for you to purchase at get it autographed by Anne Price. You must RSVP for this free event by clicking on our web site below. We just need to know how many of your are coming to make sure we have enough refreshments and don’t forget the door prizes that will be given away!

Raptor ID Course
2019-09-21 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Raptor Education Foundation Facility, 17101 E. 136th Avenue, Brighton, CO, 80601, United States
Please join us on Saturday, September 21st, for “Masters of the Colorado Sky”, our newest raptor identification course. CPW Raptor Monitor Karen Metz and Curator Anne Price will showcase approximately ten of Colorado’s most common diurnal raptors live in our classroom, with slides of other similar species for comparison. There will be special emphasis on the wing shape, flight style, and distinct markings of each genus or “type” of raptor that we commonly see here in Colorado. The approximately two-and-a-half hour class will conclude with a tour of our exterior mews (raptor housing). Space is limited to twenty participants. The fall migration will be well under way by September, so you won’t want to miss this great opportunity to sharpen your raptor ID skills! Early bird special is $50, which expires the last day of July. August 1, the price is $60.

All About Owls
2019-09-08 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Denver) | Colorado
Our first date sold out quickly, so we have scheduled a second date for our most popular program featuring seven owl species with eight different birds. From our new snowy owl, all the way down to our eastern screech owls, you will be intimately immersed into the nocturnal and diurnal worlds of some of nature’s most accomplished predators.
Curator Anne Price, author and biologist, will take you on a magical mystery tour into the very secretive lives of owls. Colorado’s own Florissant formation yielded the world’s first barn owl ancestor, dating back to 65 million years ago; during this program you’ll meet the modern barn owl, a native to every continent on earth except Antarctica.
These well-adapted avian predators number twenty species in the United States and you’ll enjoy meeting eight of them up close: the barn owl, great-horned owl, red and gray morph eastern screech owls, barred owl, short-eared owl, snowy owl, and the burrowing owl.

All About Owls Seminar
2019-08-03 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Denver) | Raptor Education Foundation Facility, 17101 E. 136th Avenue, Brighton, CO, 80601, United States
One of our most popular seminars will feature seven owl species with eight different birds. From our new snowy owl, all the way down to our eastern screech owls, you will be intimately immersed into the nocturnal and diurnal worlds of some of nature’s most accomplished predators.
Curator Anne Price, author and biologist, will take you on a magical mystery tour into the very secretive lives of owls. Colorado’s own Florissant formation yielded the world’s first barn owl ancestor, dating back to 65 million years ago; during this program you’ll meet the modern barn owl, a native to every continent on earth except Antarctica.
These well-adapted avian predators number twenty species in the United States and you’ll enjoy meeting eight of them up close: the barn owl, great-horned owl, red and gray morph eastern screech owls, barred owl, short-eared owl, snowy owl, and the burrowing owl.
There will be plenty of owl-themed merchandise and jewelry available for purchase. Don’t forget to bring your camera!
SPACE IS LIMITED TO 35 PARTICIPANTS
To get the early bird discount you must sign up by midnight MDT May 15, 2019.
DATE: August 3, 2019
TIME: Check in at 6:00 PM, program starts at 6:30 PM
LOCATION: REF facility in Brighton. We will mail you our street address upon receipt of payment. Our location is just west of Barr Lake State Park. The program starts at 6:30 pm and runs approximately one hour. Please arrive at 6:00 PM to check in

Open House
2019-05-04 10:30 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | Colorado
Join us for this free event to celebrate spring sneaking onto the front range!

Gaylord Rockies Grand Opening
2019-03-01 11:30 - 16:30 (America/Denver) | Colorado
Come and celebrate the Grand Opening of Colorado’s largest resort and convention center.
We will be part of the festivities in the lobby featuring Colorado’s only resident Snowy Owl. Meet this stunning powerful white owl from the Arctic along with our female bald eagle, and a couple of other surprises. Come and see this amazing resort located just southwest of Denver International Airport. Spend the afternoon visiting and enjoy the great amenities offered at this beautiful resort.

International Sportsmen's Expo
2019-01-10 - 2019-01-13 | Colorado Convention Center, 1150 Champa st., Denver, CO, United States
Kick off the New Year for 2019 with a large dose of Colorado Wild at the largest outdoor exposition in the Rocky Mountain area. Meet our birds and staff at our booth located in the Colorado Parks & Wildlife youth education area.

Birds of Prey World Ski Championships
2018-11-30 - 2018-12-02 | Beaver Creek Village, Avon, CO, United States
Once again, we will be meeting local and international ski champions during the annual championship races held at Beaver Creek, Colorado. One of the most demanding ski courses in the world, Birds of Prey, has various parts of the course named after certain eagles, hawks, owls, and falcons. We will be putting real feathers and flesh to those names as our birds will be part of the opening and awards ceremonies, as well as featured in the village area for guests to visit with up close. Raptor Education Foundation has been part of the Birds of Prey races since the course opened in 1997. Our 37 year old golden eagle will once again, be part of the festivities in the Red-tail Camp.

Colorado Parks & Wildlife Raptor Monitors Fall Meeting
2018-11-17 13:30 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | Colorado Parks & Wildlife HQ, 6060 Broadway, Denver, Colorado
We are pleased to announce another specialized version of our raptor identification presentation will be offered to attendees at the Annual Fall Raptor Monitoring Program meeting. This is the State of Colorado’s program of volunteers who monitor a variety of raptor species around the state.

Annual Meeting: Colorado Parks & Wildlife Raptor Monitors
2018-11-17 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | Colorado Parks & Wildlife HQ, 6060 Broadway, Denver, Colorado
Once again, we will be joining Colorado Parks & Wildlife Raptor Monitors for their annual meeting. We will have a variety of our live raptors available to help the monitors hone their identification skills, and share any new developments relating to raptor populations in Colorado, any taxonomic changes, and anything else of interest to raptorphiles.

Fall Open House
2018-09-29 10:30 - 13:30 UTC | Raptor Education Foundation Facility, 17101 E. 136th Avenue, Brighton, CO, 80601, United States
Join us for our annual Fall Open House, and catch up with what’s happened over the summer with our raptors. Come see the color changes in our teenage bald eagle, and meet some brand-new birds!
Attendance is free, but you must RSVP so that we know how many are coming, and in case of a cancellation due to weather, we’ll notify you.
When you click on the RSVP link above, you’ll be given specific information for the event. Hope to see you there!

Hawks: Raptor ID Course-SOLD OUT as of 9/12/18
2018-09-22 09:30 - 12:00 UTC | Raptor Education Foundation Facility, 17101 E. 136th Avenue, Brighton, CO, 80601, United States
SOLD OUT–On Saturday, September 22, the Raptor Education Foundation will present “Hawks”, a new identification class designed to allow participants to easily distinguish a hawk from other birds, and from other kinds of raptors. REF’s live raptors will be featured, coupled with the combined skill and experience of Colorado Parks & Wildlife Raptor Monitor Karen Metz and Anne Price, REF’s Curator of Raptors. Karen has decades of experience observing wild raptors, and her exceptional knowledge is backed by carefully-selected slides provided by some of the best raptor photographers in the world. Did you know that we actually have eight different species of hawks here in Colorado? Come learn how to easily ID them, when each species is here, and how to tell them from a falcon, eagle, etc.
The class will be held at our facility in Brighton on Saturday, September 22 from 9:30 AM to 12:00 Noon with a tour of our exterior mews (raptor housing) to conclude the class. Space is limited to 20 people, by advance reservation only.
REFUND Policy-Full refunds up to September 10, 2018. 50% refunds until September 15th. No refunds after September 15th. Once we receive your payment we will send you a confirmation and further information.

Open House
2018-04-28 10:30 - 13:30 UTC | Raptor Education Foundation Facility, 17101 E. 136th Avenue, Brighton, CO, 80601, United States
Our Spring Open House is set for April 28th. It is FREE, but you must RSVP so we know how many raptor friends are coming.

Raptor ID Course
2018-03-03 10:00 - 11:30 UTC | Jefferson County Open Space Office
Our raptor identification course being presented to Jefferson County Open space raptor monitors.

Birds Of Prey Ski Championships
2017-12-01 - 2017-12-03 | Beaver Creek Village, Avon, CO, United States
Meet some of our raptors at North America’s most challenging championship course, The Birds of Prey, at Beaver Creek, Colorado. Gather with ski buffs from all over the world at this annual event, and meet some of the raptors Birds of Prey is named after.

Raptor ID Course
2017-11-18 13:00 - 14:30 UTC | Colorado Parks & Wildlife HQ, 6060 Broadway, Denver, Colorado
Our raptor identification course provides living raptors to lock those identifying markers in your memory. This course is specifically for Colorado Parks & Wildlife Raptor Monitors at the annual meeting.
