The Three Merlins
Within the span of a week, we admitted three Merlins from throughout Northern Michigan. All three of our Merlins came to us after...
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Raptor Center
Rehabilitation, Education, and Research
Aileen Kemme
- Aug 29
- 1 min
Owl and Hawk Are Released
After several weeks in our care, we were able to release two raptors back into the wild this past week. The first was a barred owl from...
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Aileen Kemme
- Jul 20
- 1 min
Lead Poisoned Eagle Recovers
We are thrilled to share that this 22-year-old bald eagle was released back into the wild on Sunday after being treated for severe lead...
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Aileen Kemme
- Jun 11
- 1 min
Iosco Eagle Dies of Lead Poisoning
Earlier this week, we received the necropsy results for our bald eagle from the Iosco County area. We admitted the eagle on April 4th...
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Aileen Kemme
- Jun 9
- 1 min
Grand Traverse Turkey Vulture
Last week, a Grand Traverse County resident opened his garage and found that several boxes had been mysteriously moved. Fearing that...
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Aileen Kemme
- Jun 9
- 1 min
Kettles Trail Barred Owl
This young barred owl was found on a hiking trail near Glen Lake suffering from head trauma due to a fall from its nest. After...
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Aileen Kemme
- Jun 5
- 1 min
Our American Kestrels are hatching
We welcomed two American Kestrels into the world yesterday afternoon. The pair appear healthy, and we are hopeful that the three...
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Aileen Kemme
- May 11
- 1 min
Lead Testing Results for Otsego County Bald Eagle
The Michigan Department of Health considers a blood lead level of 4.5 micrograms (ug/DL) or higher to be dangerous in a child. When we...
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jmmanley2
- Sep 3, 2021
- 1 min
Paralyzed Bald Eagle
This immature bald eagle was rescued just outside of Kaleva on 5/16/21. Upon return to SRC, this female was given an exam by James Manley...
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jmmanley2
- Aug 24, 2021
- 1 min
Coopers Hawk exam 7-24-21
This Coopers Hawk was rescued and brought to Skegemog Raptor Center (SRC) by Officers Tom Bruce and Ethan Coppula of the Little River...
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jmmanley2
- Aug 19, 2021
- 1 min
Leland eagle moves outside
After a week of medication, healthy diet, and cage rest this female bald eagle was reexamined by James and his son Quinlan Manley. The...
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jmmanley2
- Aug 17, 2021
- 1 min
Feeding and medicating a Bald Eagle
Here is a video of James of SRC handfeeding the injured female eagle from Leland. In addition to these delicious morsels of rat, this...
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jmmanley2
- Aug 17, 2021
- 1 min
Leland Bald Eagle exam
The injured large female Eagle was brought to SRC where an exam was performed by James Manley and Tanya Mouthaan. We found multiple...
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jmmanley2
- Aug 15, 2021
- 1 min
Injured Bald Eagle
This large adult female Bald Eagle was spotted by Craig Hine along the shoreline of Lake Michigan in the Leland area. She had been...
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jmmanley2
- Aug 12, 2021
- 1 min
Creance conditioning
Once a raptor has recovered from an injury or illness it must go through a conditioning program to return it to a fit condition. Raptors...
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jmmanley2
- Aug 11, 2021
- 1 min
Merlin Release 7-31-21
This hatch year Merlin was found with an injured right wing in Petoskey. Finder Betsy Leonard-Brown contacted Skegemog Raptor Center...
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jmmanley2
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
Welcome to Skegemog Raptor Center
Have you ever noticed a perched hawk hunting in a nearby field or viewed an eagle soaring high above the lake shore? Does it give you...
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