Huntersville, NC News

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• Parking lot is packed for the 1 pm premiere of Talons: Birds of the World. Shows...
• Just one week until the Wells Fargo Day of Caring! We had a great time with them...
• Media madness over here at CRC. Here is one from the Charlotte Observer.
• Be sure to listen to Dr. Dave Scott talking about eagles at 8:36 am this morning...
• Five days to go -- we can still fund this power2give project if you give $5, $10...
• Tune in this Sunday at 11 pm to Mike Collin's Charlotte Now on WJZY, CW46, for a...
• Memorial Day Ceremony
• Check out Carolina's first (awkward!) flight.
• First flight for Carolina Eagle this AM. Video to come on the WCNC website.
• Huntersville Parks and Recreation Newsletter - May 2012
• Movies In The Park Huntersville
• You can watch Carolina live in the hack tower today and tomorrow AM. Go here! ht...
• Thanks to US Airways for all of your hard work on Friday. Check out the photos i...
• Don't miss Young Vet's Day today at Carolina Raptor Center! 11am to 3pm. FREE wi...
• Our Summer 2012 Summer Camp registration is open! Join us at NSI: Nature Scene I...
• A Round for the Raptors Golf Tournament
• Register today to play in our 2012 Golf Tournament - A Round for the Raptors, Mo...
• Only 29 days until our latest Power2Give project closes. Don't miss the opportun...
• Young Veterinarian's Day - Week 6
• Young Veterinarian's Camp - Week 5
• Hawkwarts: A Camp for Muggles - Week 4
• Hawkwarts: A Camp for Muggles - Week 3
• Nature Scene Investigators Summer Camp - Week 2
• Nature Scene Investigators Summer Camp - Week 1
• Thanks to Ron Clark for the shout out. We love our volunteers!
• Hershey's Track And Field Games Program
• Happy One Week Birthday! Patient #15903, red-shouldered hawk orphan Hatched at C...
• First Broad-Winged Hawk of the Year Patient #15917, found in Statesville NC Diag...
• I think that the Cams are all fixed.
• Beautiful Saturday afternoon on the Raptor Trail. If you leave now, you can stil...
• Eagle Cam Watchers -- So sorry we have had such a hard time with BOTH cameras ov...
• Our newest orphan 2 day old barred owl Arrived from New Bern early this afternoo...
• The router is down at the hack tower. We are waiting for a new one, so please ha...
• Don't forget to check out our latest Power2Give project. With your gift of $100,...
• Check out the new video about CRC by the Charlotte Video Project. Awesome!
• First Orphaned Barred Owl Look at that face. Truly a carnivorous predator. This...
• Help the Host Committee name the eaglet. Go to the Charlotte in 2012 Facebook pa...
• A look at the wayward eaglet from this morning. Content to sleep and eat on the...
• Eagle watchers! Don't worry about our little (ha!) curious chicklet in the eagle...
• The folks from @Hinds Feet Farm in the house today! Hope you guys had a great ti...
• Please note that Carolina Raptor Center will be closed on Sunday, April 8 for th...
• Hello Huntersville Vendors Needed
• CMC- Huntersville Presents - Hello Huntersville
• Don't forget to go online at power2give.org and give to our Talons video project...
• EagleCam watchers may see our folks spraying water in the nest area. Because of...
• CRC Raptor Rehabilitation Seminar We are excited to announce that on October 21s...
• Hawk in a chimney?
• Vultures are the coolest The last post mentioned the amazing survival skills of...
• Vultures are the coolest The last post mentioned the amazing survival skills of...
• Huntersville Market
• Hello Huntersville
• Easter Egg Hunt
• Great Horned Owl Rescue (#15,827) in Ballantyne with Bissell.
• Carolina Raptor Center Featured on EarthShare NC E-news.
• 2012 Eaglet at Carolina Raptor Center -- 11 days old. More photos at www.faceboo...
• Ditto is a Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) that lives on the trail with the...
• One eaglet to save them all...
• The Raptor Ride is a well supported bicycle ride starting and finishing at Brand...
• 31 more likes to 6,000.
• 10% there on our #Power2Give Talons Video Project. Keep on giving!
• First baby photos of Savannah Eagle's eaglet.
• Let us know what you think of the new format! We like it...
• See first photos of baby eaglet on our website.
• GO Kickball's Spring Season Begins Soon!
• Only 47 likes to 6,000! Like this page then visit us at the Southern Spring Show...
• Oshem is a turkey vulture that came to Carolina Raptor Center in 1987 with a bro...
• First Orphan of the Year Patient #15812, Great Horned Owl, found in Fort Mill SC...
• 9% funded already! Go to #power2give and make a gift to our Talons Video Project.
• Visit our friends David and Pam Blackwell at Brandon Hills Vineyard!
• Only 74 more likes 'til we get to 6,000!
• Don't forget to check out our Talons Video Project on #Power2Give.
• If you have a problem with the EagleCam (black screen), just click on "play" and...
• It's a bird! We've got one baby eaglet in the nest folks. Congrats proud parents...
• Soon, it will be time for Spring Cleaning at Carolina Raptor Center. This week,...
• Check out our new project on @www.Power2Give.org. The "Talons" Video Project wil...
• Don't forget to go to Charlotte Magazine and vote for Carolina Raptor Center for...
• Raptors in Chimneys Look at the bird on the left. He/she was pulled from a chimn...
• Derek and Savannah change places sitting on eggs.
• President's Day at Carolina Raptor Center -- and the eagles are standing tall.
• All the birds are waking up and getting ready for visitors. Shake those tail fea...
• The crew will be at the Southeastern Wildlife Expo in Charleston, SC, this weeke...
• Happy Valentine's Day!
• Savannah and Derek with Kinsey. Photo by Brian Hochmuth 2011.
• So which bird would you like to be your Valentine? Happy Valentine's Day!
• Huntersville Parks and Recreation Newsletter - February 2012
• A crisp day for a visit to the Raptor Trail!
• What will you pledge to do to reduce your carbon footprint?
• Good idea!
• Ride your bike!
• More energy entrepreneurs!
• Liz Baird from the Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh introducing the Geodome.
• One ambitious young man!
• Pledges to reduce Your carbon footprint. Make one today and post it on our wall!
• Inside Geodome with kids!
• Inside the GeoDome!
• Blubber Glove station!
• Owl Pellet dissection!
• At Philip O Berry Academy with the Marine Mammal institute and the GeoDome!
• Prowled with a Great Horned Owl, Dumbledore, today. Coming soon to a Raptor Trai...
• Whoo's ready for this summer's flight show? Our flight team is gearing up for an...
• Home School PE
• Home School Art Expo [For Older Teens]
• Home School Tennis Beginner/Adv. Beginner
• Doggy And Me Obedience
• Card Making and More
• Don't miss your chance to win a tour of our Eagle Research Observatory. Guess wh...
• Just took a walk with resident Black Vulture Bonsai. Soon you will be able to do...
• Register for our Spring Photo Wild! shoots, and come see Dumbledore the Great ho...
• Good News! So, in Charlotte it’s fairly common knowledge that the CRC is one of...
• Surrey is British Barn Owl that was captive bred in South Carolina and came to C...
• Capillaria Patient #15766, sharped shinned hawk, found Charlotte This patient ar...
• Just got word that we will be featured tonight at 5:55 pm on WRAL in Raleigh. Th...
• Lots of good stuff going on on the Raptor Trail. Live Bird Presentation at 3 pm...
• It has been a beautiful weekend here at CRC.
• Our trainers are hard at work getting the flight team ready for the new flight s...
• Really cute new bird on the trail. Come and see the Swainson's hawk now in the c...
• Thank You for Supporting Us Through Power2Give! This is the first patient to rec...
• Here is the USA Today Coverage - Page 3A!!
• This week at Carolina Raptor Center, several of the birds got chicken eggs for e...
• We made USA Today!!! Photo of yesterday's Fort Mill Eagle Release.
• Update on the Golden Eagle As you can see from the photos, the eye looks great....
• Our eagle aviary will be closed to the public today to give Derek & Savannah som...
• Eagle found in Charlotte to be RELEASED this weekend. On Sunday at 2 pm, we will...
• Tomorrow will mark ONE WEEK since our good friend and Rehab Fellow, Liz Aulette-...
• The first egg emerges. Watch here!
• With the laying of Derek and Savannah's first egg, CRC will be premiering our ne...
• Savannah Eagle has an egg. Follow her story at www.facebook.com/SavannahEagle.
• Hello everyone and welcome to the first installment of the CRC Enrichment Blog!...
• The Raptor Trail is open today, Monday, January 16 from 10 am to 5 pm. Happy MLK...
• Thanks to the UNCC students who came out this AM to clear the land for our new f...
• Who says birds can't have fun?? Watch this video of a crow deliberately 'surfing...
• If we add more reviews then we'll move up on the Great Nonprofits list! Let's ge...
• Spring 2012 Start Smart Programs
• The Ralph Lambert Senior Softball League of Lake Norman
• Spring 2012 Adult Softball League
• Spring 2012 Youth Volleyball League
• We just need 10 reviews by January 31 to be included in the GreatNonProfits Anim...
• Love & support our work? Share your experience before 1/31 & help us shine in th...
• Welcome to CRC's NEW Enrichment Blog! On Monday, January 16, Carolina Raptor Cen...
• WCNC link to EagleCam and the first of many stories.
• News Channel 14 Interview with Dave Scott regarding rehab of Golden Eagle.
• Learn more about saving energy at youtility...
• Like Savannah Eagle at www.facebook.com/SavannahEagle!
• Follow our eagle nesting this season at
• A beautiful day to walk the trail at Carolina Raptor Center!
• Many thanks to our friends at WCNC-TV for working with us on the EagleCam!
• Drumroll, please! Watch the EagleCam live...
• Update on the Golden Eagle Golden eagle, Patient #15695, has been with us for 4...
• Thanks to everyone who gave to the latest @power2give.org project for Carolina R...
• Happy New Year! In 2011, CRC rehab admitted 834 birds total. Of those, 174 were...
• Two eagles slated for release in the next few weeks! We are really glad they are...
• Special thanks to all of the staff and volunteers who understand that injured bi...
• Today Carolina Raptor Center admitted the 817th bird in 2011. This is the most w...
• Happy Holidays to Raptor Fans everywhere!
• Just wanted to make sure everyone knows that the Raptor Trail will be closed on...
• Sign up for our Eagle Nesting blog at or like the...
• The Summer Camp Fund (Partners in Out of School Time and The Charlotte Observer)...
• Thanks to Eagle Scout Brandt Woolf!
• Part 3 of CRC Rehab Staff: Carly Orlando Carly Orlando The third member of the r...
• Power2Give.org match is back. Make a small gift to our project and it doubles au...
• The ravens made a new noise I haven't heard today. Maybe they will make it for y...
• Good News! Foundation for the Carolinas has given a matching gift for Power2Give...
• The Raptor Trail is open today. Don't forget to bring two cans for $2 off. Carol...
• Trichomonas This past weekend, we received a barred owl (patient #15652) with a...
• We're getting ready for nesting season and Savannah just joined facebook!
• Part 2 of CRC Rehab Staff: Dr. Dave Scott Dr. Dave Scott Contrary to Mathias (wh...
• Top Tier Spring Lacrosse League
• Mathias Engelmann Mathias was “hatched” (his words, not mine) in Munich, Germany...
• Who makes up the CRC Rehab Team? This is the first of a series of posts about th...
• FISH NEEDED Hi. My name is Adler and I thoroughly enjoy fish. You see, it is eve...
• Let's see if we can get 50 people to click share on this link to post it to thei...
• Only 38 Days Left to Give! Support CRC Rehab and help hawks breathe by donating...
• Don't forget to vote today! And if you're like our staff, you'll register every...
• Huntersville Parks And Recreation Department Start Smart Basketball Programs
• Don't forget to vote everyday everyone! We've dropped back 4 spots, and we need...
• Patient #15608, sharp-shinned hawk This morning, we noticed that this patient’s...
• Keep up the votes everyone!
• PLEASE KEEP VOTING! We're #58 and we should be #1 in the rankings! Remember, you...
• KEEP VOTING EVERYONE! :)
• Vote for us on PepsiRefresh and help CRC get $50,000! Thanks for your support!
• Whooo's ready for Christmastime?! Come see Carolina Raptor Center at Christmas i...
• A Huntersville Christmas 2011
• Have you been to the big boxes today for Black Friday? Celebrate Small Business...
• We've also got Live Bird Presentations at 1 pm and 3 pm today. Can Do! $2 off if...
• Don't forget CRC Can Do! Holiday Can Drive today. 2 cans gets you $2 off and a w...
• Raptors Can Do!
• Come and see CRC staff and volunteers in the Carolinas Carrousel Parade today in...
• The Blue Dogs
• The staff of Carolina Raptor Center gives thanks to the City of Concord for dona...
• Please remember that we are closed Thanksgiving Day. But we'll be back on Friday...
• Raptors Can Do!
• Town Of Huntersville Is Now Accepting Applications For The Parks And Recreation Commission And The Greenway, Trail And Bikeway Commission
• Winter Start Smart Basketball Programs
• Priority Honda Presents 'A Huntersville Christmas'
• Carolina Raptor Center CAN DO! Tomorrow. Bring two cans and get $2 off admission...
• What is a Buzzard? Although Looney Tunes named me Beaky Buzzard. I am not a buzz...
• Don't forget the Hawks this Thanksgiving.
• Look at this GIANT owl pellet! One of our newest great-horned owl patients, #155...
• GoWILD was a raging success! Thanks to our sponsors (SPX, Deliotte, K&L Gates, P...
• You can buy your tickets to GoWILD! at the door. Don't miss the Blue Dogs and th...
• Raptors Can Do! -- bring two cans to Carolina Raptor Center on November 23 or No...
• Nikko’las Pinkney Memorial
• Injuries caused by barbed wire Patient #15524, barred owl, caught in a barbed wi...
• Huntersville Opens Its 1st Synthetic Turf Fields
• Don't forget to get your tickets today!
• Don't miss Hoot n Howl -- and come hungry. Crazy Dogz will be here selling hot d...
• Check the status of the new Power2Give project for the hawks health!
• CRC out tonight at Live at the Met at 6 pm. You can purchase your Blue Dogs tick...
• Don't forget to purchase your GoWILD!2011 tickets! Our benefit concert by the Bl...
• THANKS to all of our facebook friends for helping us with the Flight Cage projec...
• Cyber Owl Patient #15513, barred owl, found in Cherryville, NC Diagnosis: minor...
• Costume contest at 1 pm. Hot dogz after for $5 plate -- this Saturday at Hoot an...
• Don't miss Hoot and Howl this weekend. And Crazy Dogz will be onsite selling hot...
• Update on BAEA #15514 Today, Dr. Scott looked at the eye. He determined that it...
• Check out our new project on Power2Give -- help us help the hawks this fall.
• The Knight Foundation match is running low! Let's finish the CRC flight cage pro...
• We hit 5,500 fans last night sometime. Go Facebook! We love you guys.
• Only $250 more to go! I feel the POWER! of power2give.org!
• Only 10 more fans to 5,500! Thanks for all of your support.
• These guys would love to spread their wings in a new flight cage… ONLY $376 to g...
• Only 30 days left to raise $376 for the new flight cage. We need your help. $1 a...
• Do you love the Blue Dogs? Do you love Carolina Raptor Center? Come see the Blue...
• Only $376 more to go on power2give.org flight cage project.
• Loved having all of the photogs out this weekend.
• Facebook nation at work. Only $376 left to go on the flight cage!
• Thanks Frank for a great testimonial about the thrill of releasing a raptor!
• 90% complete on the flight cage project on Power2Give.org. We love you guys! Tha...
• The Senior Adult Basketball League Of Lake Norman
• Halloween Fun at Birkdale Village
• Our flight cage project on Power2Give.org is almost done. Thanks to those of you...
• Great Day at Oktoberfest! Thanks Lisa, Jeff and the rest of the Carolina Brewmas...
• It's that time of year again... Every year in the fall, we get hatching year red...
• Power2Give.org! We are so close to completing our second project on Power2Give.o...
• Update on the Northern Harrier The Northern harrier, patient #15441, made it thr...
• See you all at Festival in the Park today from about 10 to 7. Check at the tent...
• Hawk Release at Robbin's park dedication.
• Festival in the Park set up -- delayed due to rain. Stay tuned for more info. Li...
• ATTENTION --Jordan Lake Eagle Enthusiasts! Use these directions for tomorrow's r...
• Fall Homeschool Day at Latta Plantation Nature Preserve and Rural Hill!
• Great article by the Observer's Lawrence Toppman about Power2Give!
• 71% complete on the Flight Cage Project. Thanks to donors who have given $5 to $...
• Come see us at Festival in the Park this weekend. Bird exhibits and gift shop it...
• World's Luckiest Broad-Winged Hawk Yesterday afternoon, an unlucky little broad-...
• Triangle Area Friends take note!
• Traveling the region with CRC Birds -- at Eden Riverfest!
• Thanks to @davidsonnews.net for the shout out about the flight cage. Every littl...
• Here is the new info on the Jordan Lake Release. American Bald Eagle Release Jor...
• Jordan Lake eagle release is going to happen. Stay tuned for more details. Your...
• Our new birds are two out of three of the beauties here.
• NEW BIRDS! In the next few weeks, Carolina Raptor Center will be receiving two C...
• So did you think I forgot about the NEW BIRDS? TODAY's HINT: Apparently these bi...
• CRC LICENSE PLATES!!! Support CRC by ordering your own CRC license plate! Unpers...
• Thanks to Everyone who has given to either of our Power2Give projects to date. W...
• Only $90 left to fully fund a new Eagle Cam! Go to www.power2give.org to put us...
• HINT: New Birds. There is some confusion about the Latin name of this bird but i...
• HINT: New Birds Sometimes mistaken for an eagle. Even on one country's flag.
• Ready for another HINT: New Birds?
• Eagle Cam Viewers Alert! We are only $185 away from completing our project to ra...
• HINT: New Birds They are carrion birds. Can you guess?
• Flight Cage project moving along -- we are now 42% funded. Give in the next few...
• HINT: New birds Listed as "threatened" in Florida because of habitat loss. Guess...
• HINT: New Birds -- They are native to North America. Can you guess what they mig...
• Great Photos of the Osprey Observation Deck Dedication.
• Help Us Build a New Flight Cage! Right now the Knight Foundation is matching eve...
• Check out our new Flickr Channel and a hawk release from August. Thanks to Tim a...
• Just a few more days left on the Knight Foundation match on Power2Give.org. Go a...
• HINT: New Birds -- They are coming on a plane.
• HINT: New Birds -- We do not currently have any of this kind of bird on the trai...
• Rumor has it that we've got some new birds coming to Carolina Raptor Center next...
• Don't miss Wells Fargo Free Day -- this Saturday at CRC and Historic Latta Plant...
• Lake Norman Teen Council Executive Board Meeting
• Bradford Park Disc Golf Course Now Open
• Town of Huntersville is Now Accepting Applications for the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
• The Knight Foundation is matching the first $100,000 given to projects at Power2...
• Check out our projects at Power2Give.org. You can help build a flight cage or pu...
• Labor Day weekend is the last weekend for the flight show this summer. Don't mis...
• Ectoparasite Fun! For the love of flat flies. Hippoboscids (keds or flat flies)...
• Stretch Your Imagination in a Flight Cage. To support CRC's effort to build a ne...
• The osprey was officially named "Hemingway" on Saturday at our Annual Friends an...
• Having a hoot of a time at our Friends and Family Picnic! Thanks to all our memb...
• Play Spanish Classes at Arts and Cultural Center
• NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick Program
• Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department Presents Start Smart Programs
• Update on BAEA #15413 I just wanted to give an update on the bald eagle that we...
• Only 41 more votes to get to 100 today. You can do it Raptor Nation.
• Off to Brandon Hills Vineyard tomorrow for a Red-tail Hawk Release! See you all...
• Direct Link to Osprey Name Voting.
• TGIF! We'd love to have 100 votes today to name the Osprey. And you can be enter...
• Summer Day Camp and Family Fitness and Aquatics Center Competed in Their First Annual Kids Kamp Challenge
• Ageing Birds of Prey
• Job Opportunity at CRC for Visitor Experience Manager. For more information clic...
• Feathers and Ageing
• Lots of people have weighed in on their favorite name for CRC's osprey. If you h...
• Help Piedmont Natural Gas name the Osprey. Go to www.facebook.com/PiedmontNG for...
• Stay tuned for more information about how you can help name our Osprey.
• Great photo from Photographer John Duffy!
• Hey all! We need a kiddie pool(s) for enrichment for our crows & ravens. Does an...
• The sun has broken through the clouds and our owls are stretching their wings in...
• Had a great time @Earth Fare Huntersville last night. Glad to meet the Lake Norm...
• Save some money at CRC this tax-free weekend! All raptor apparel and stationery...
• Huntersville Market Celebrates National Farmers Market Week
• 2020 Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update Recommendation Presentation
• Just one more day until the opening of Earth Fare Huntersville - we can hardly w...
• Kids eat free on Thursday nights Earth Fare Huntersville. We'll be there on Thur...
• Only two more days until our partner @Earth Fare Huntersville opens in Huntersvi...
• Watch as CRC Kids for Conservation Summer Camper Blake Healey does a junior repo...
• Lakota's Tracheoscopy As you can see above, one of our manned, resident birds, L...
• Even though she doesn't have fingers to dial a phone, it looks like our King Vul...
• Thanks to volunteer Sandy McFarland for nominating us to win a $2,500 grant for...
• And, for some reason, the last post with pictures of the bald eagle, patient #15...
• We would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to two of our rehab volunteers, Sarah and...
• Update on Patient #15327 This bird came in with a partially fused eyelid and he is doing amazingly well! There is a small area of scarring, but other than that, you cannot tell there is a problem with the eye. Click here to see the past blog about...
• Flight shows are cancelled today due to the heat! Our bird trail is still open to the public.
• Huntersville Movies In The Park
• 1st Annual Huntersville Kids Kamp Challenge
• Youth Volleyball League
• Adventures of today A hungry red-tailed hawk Eastern screech owl A group of highly intimidating Eastern screech owls Some of the current inhabitants of our largest flight cage…a nice mixture. In a 100 foot cage, they are all on the same perch?...
• Adult Softball League
• Adult Flag Football
• Start Smart Programs
• The Ralph Lambert Senior Softball League of Lake Norman
• Physical therapy Physical therapy is an essential part of the healing process for wing fractures, whether or not the fracture was surgically repaired. Because fractures need to be immobilized in order to heal, some stiffness and loss of flexiblity at...
• Carolina Raptor Center is partnering with the new EarthFare - Huntersville to get the word out about food that is good for you. The store opens on August 3rd and you can win a cookout for 10 if you click on the link below.
• If you have video from one of our flight programs, can you post it to YouTube and send us the link at raptors@carolinaraptorcenter.org? We need it for a grant report. THANKS Raptor Nation.
• New orphaned osprey in the hack tower. Now there are three. This one came from the Outer Banks (Hubert, NC).
• New Bald Eagle Patient #15334, hatching year (born this spring), found in Dare County, NC Diagnosis: Emaciation Blood work was normal. Most likely an inexperienced juvenile. Found walking on the beach in Nags Head.
• What do a Barn owl, a Barred owl, two Eurasian eagle owls, and a Great horned owl have in common? They're all the stars of our summer flight show! The show today is at 2 pm!
• It's hot and humid outside, so come feel the breeze as our Eurasian Eagle Owls fly over your head! Flight shows are at 12 and 2 today, tickets are available in the gift shop.
• Patient #15327 Patient #15327, orphaned Cooper’s hawk, found in Mecklenburg County This bird’s right eyelid was fused over 2/3 of the entire length. The lid margins appeared to be somewhat well-formed and the lids were connected with a thin m
• Update on #15266, our intussusception patient - It’s been 2 weeks since this bird’s surgery, and we now consider it a success. Notice, there is proof in the mutes on the cage wall behind him!
• Harvey and Faye have done it again! - Here are the two babies (and mother, Faye) that recently hatched in our barn owl display cage. Welcome to the world!
• Triangle Friends Take Note.
• Already got some FISH! Keep it coming!
• Eagle succesfully released! Video coming soon. His friends back at Carolina Raptor Center need FISH! We have one day of FISH in the freezer so tomorrow we'll be at the grocery store buying more. YOU CAN DONATE ANY KIND OF FISH. Just bring them buy t
• Join Us Today at 10:30 am at the end of Sample Road in Latta Plantation Nature Preserve as we release an American Bald Eagle. Pack a lunch and stay a while. Then join us for a 1 pm Eagle Presenation at Carolina Raptor Center -- release participants get $
• Current Orphan Count Total: 173 orphans Red-shouldered hawks: 66 Barred owls: 3 Great horned owls: 18 Eastern screech owls: 14 Red-tailed hawks: 10 American kestrels: 9 Barn owls: 8 Black vultures: 7 Cooper’s hawks: 6 Bald Eagles: 5 Broad-winged...
• Whooo wants to celebrate the 4th of July weekend with you? Our owls, of course! Come out today for our 2 pm Silent Hunters flight show!
• Tune in to WSGE 91.7 on Sunday, July 3, 9-10 am for Gaston College's Roundtable. You may hear an interview about Carolina Raptor Center and the July 4th Eagle Release.
• Tickets on sale for Charlotte's Oktoberfest. NOW! Tickets are now available at www.charlotteoktoberfest.com! Get yours now! The festival will sell out! Proceeds go to Carolina Raptor Center, the Humane Society and Second Harvest Food Bank.
• Looking through the food hatch in some rehab condos...
• Firecracker 5K and Kids Fun Run
• Exciting news! This July 4th, CRC will be releasing a Bald Eagle right here inside Latta Plantation Nature Preserve! Meet us at the end of Sample Rd. for the 11 AM eagle release, free and open to the public. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy in the park an
• FISH NEEDED
• Orphaned Osprey - They moved into the hack tower!
• Come out to CRC today for our flight show, Silent Hunters! Today's show is at 2pm. Tickets are available in our gift shop.
• One of the most important things our staff does at Carolina Raptor Center is give our permanent residents enrichment. Enrichment is intended to encourage behaviors that are appropriate for the species, and that satisfy an animal’s physical and psyc
• Our lone orphaned turkey vulture baby has graduated to a larger cage with a surrogate.
• Feeding Owls Two of these barn owls (right and left) are the babies of our display trail barn owls, Harvey and Faye. They are currently exercising in a flight cage before mouse school. This barred owl was not letting the chick leg go. He/she carried...
• Microphthalmia in raptors Microphthalmia is a developmental disorder of the eye that literally means small eye (with micros = small and ophthalmos = eye). It can involve one or both eyes and is normally a congenital defect. In most cases, the smaller...
• Celebrate Independence Day this year with CRC! Stop in for a special Live Bird Presentation at 1 PM with one of our resident eagles.
• First orphaned osprey of the season
• 4th of July Celebration
• Huntersville Market
• Kids for Conservator Camp started today! We love our campers.
• Due to the weather conditions, our flight show for today has been cancelled. CRC's raptor trail is still open for viewing, however, and as long as the rain holds off we'll be having our Live Bird Presentation at 3pm.
• Happy Father's Day! In celebration of all the great dads out there, CRC is offering 50% off admission to fathers today. See you all soon!
• Whooo loves to see birds in flight? You do of course! Come out to our Silent Hunters flight show today at 12 or 2 to be wowed by our owls!
• → Carolina Raptor Center: Unfortunately, our eagle wasn't ready this evening. What a disappointment. But we hope to report soon that he'll be ready to fly! Track him on RaptorMed at 15138
• Current Orphan Count Oh my, what a full crop. A well-fed Cooper’s hawk orphan. Total Orphans: 142 Red-shouldered hawks: 54 Barred owls: 33 Great horned owl: 18 Eastern screech owls: 12 Barn owls: 8 Bald eagles: 5 American kestrels: 3 Cooper’s
• Hooray! A room full of free rodents for the birds!
• Another reason why we love our job A thank you note for a recent raptor release. We released one of our patients, a great horned owl, for a family in Charlotte. Support Rehab by participating in the Release-A-Raptor Program!
• Wow! That was fast!
• We only need nine more "likes" to get us to 5,000 fans! Tell your friends!
• Thanks IBM for doing some tech volunteer work for us! Check out the story here.
• Eagle Release tomorrow night at The Energy Explorium's Symphony Concert. See you at 7:40 pm.
• Breaking news! Carolina Raptor Center will release a juvenile American bald eagle at the McGuire Nuclear Station's Energy Explorium before the Charlotte Symphony concert on Friday, July 17th at 7:40 pm. Concert starts at 8:15 pm.
• Newest Bald Eagle
• Vultures are worth saving friend of ours, and past volunteer, sent us this interesting article. It’s definitely worth sharing. This article focuses on the cape vulture, but...
• Adler enjoying his fish - One of our resident bald eagles, Adler
• The orphaned black vultures are approximately 8 weeks old now and, as you can see from the photo below, their natal down is starting to be replaced by juvenal plumage (which in vultures is similar in apperance to adult plumage). Natal down is the...
• The truth about imprinting Every year we receive orphans that have been raised by humans, with the best of intentions, but are now imprinted on humans and non-releasable. We get a lot of questions about the process and how/why it happens. Imprinting...
• Special Delivery from the N.C. Zoo - 4 orphaned barn owls
• THanks Karen, for a great article about Carolina Raptor Center.
• Look below to see how much Michele enjoyed our flight show! Come see it for yourselves, today at 2 p.m. Tickets available in the gift shop!
• Come out today and tomorrow for our summer flight show Silent Hunters! It may be hot outside, but nothing quite beats the breeze made by an owl flying over your head! Purchase tickets in our gift shop. Shows this weekend are at 2 pm
• Adventure of the day Five baby wrens decided to fledge INTO one of our rehab cage. We think they came in through the roof and then were stuck in the cage because of the wire mesh-lined walls. They couldn’t fly well enough to go back out through the
• Coming to CRC this weekend? Please note that on SATURDAY, JUNE 11, Latta Plantation Nature Preserve and CRC will open at 11 AM. The park will be closed in the morning for the Latta Triathlon. See you then!
• The first red-tailed hawk orphan of the season Notice the greenish-blue cere (the soft-tissue area behind the beak). It is one of the identifying features.
• One of the many reasons we love our job This bird (an orphaned turkey vulture) is a riot. He has been with us one week and has tripled his weight. He came in last Monday at 478 grams and weighed 1168 grams yesterday! When you open his cage door to...
• Adventure of the day So, here is the raccoon that was “stuck” in the roof of our largest flight cage. And yes, he did as raccoons do. After 30 minutes of trying to get him out (which did include some minor cage DEconstruction), he escaped.
• Don't miss our summer flight show, Silent Hunters! Shows are at 12 and 2 today! Buy your tickets in the gift shop.
• We would like to send a HUGE thank you to the lady that rescused this bird yesterday: This person found this red-tailed hawk (patient #15214) in the middle of Hwy 321 in Blowing Rock after being hit by a car. She grabbed it with her bare hands,...
• CRC hero Jeannie Moore, CRC staffer Heather Moeller Bofill and Aubie, Mississippi Kite at the Auburn Alumni Association meeting tonight in Charlotte. War Eagle!
• Patient #15212, red-shouldered hawk, found in Greenville, SC This bird came to us from another rehabber with ulna and radius fractures. The radius fracture was surgically repaired yesterday. We were unable to get a post-surgery radiograph because our...
• Update on the eaglets: one of the eaglets was spotted in a tree across the field from the hack tower yesterday when staff visited to drop off food. There has been quite a bit of leftover food in the tower every day, meaning the eaglets have not visited a
• Bad news on the cameras. The camera in the aviary is dead. The camera out in the hack tower will be rebooted this afternoon. We'll give you an update when they go out this afternoon.
• American kestrel orphan
• First turkey vulture and Cooper's hawk orphans Cooper’s hawk Turkey vulture
• Silent Hunters flight show today at noon. If you leave now you can make it.
• Our first group of orphans are ready for release! - Three great-horned owl orphans, one of them is patient our 15,000th patient.
• Today is the first day of our summer flight show, Silent Flight! Celebrate the holiday weekend by feeling the breeze as owls fly over your head and meeting some feathered friends. Buy your tickets in the gift shop! Shows are at 12 and 2.
• Huntersville Parks and Recreation News - May 2011
• Many of you have offered help to purchase a new camera for the WCNC web cam. Thanks for your offer of support. However, in this season of orphans, Carolina Raptor Center has many other critical needs. At last count, we were feeding and housing 99 orphans
• Patient #15138 This bird is getting close to being ready for release. It has only been with us for 20 days, but it flying extremely well! It is sharing a large flight cage with patient #14850, who is progressing a bit slower. This bird came to us 149...
• First American kestrel orphan of the season - Patient #15198
• Silent Hunters, the 2011 Summer flight show, premieres this weekend Saturday, May 28th with shows at 12 pm and 2 pm. Get there early to get your tickets -- only 65 seats available for each show $5/each in addition to regular admission fees.
• I hear them coming… less than 10 days until Wells Fargo Day of Caring.
• Thanks to rehabilitation volunteer Cindi Mills (and her friend, the fisherman) for recruiting this donation - fishing from kayaks! The eagles and osprey will love it!
• One dirty Eastern screech owl orphan - Patient #15182
• Turkey vulture (May-August) Long faces, white down
• Be sure to check out CRC's new website! We have lots of cool new features, including an event calendar so you can better plan your visits around our programming.
• Just want everyone to know that the camera on the EagleCam is frozen again this AM. WCNC is trying to fix it. It may be as soon as this afternoon.
• Patient #14708, turkey vulture, second year bird, found in Buffalo, NY This bird was flown from NY (on an airplane, it didn’t fly itself) to us from a wildlife rescue organization. We rarely get rehab birds from so far away, but, they were closing.
• Akai is molting Akai is one of our resident education birds. As you can see, she is molting all of the feathers on her head (just as she does every year around this time)! She looks silly, but it is a natural process. Although, just to make Akai seem...
• Only 159 fans to go to reach 5,000 -- Can we do it by June 1? Send us to all of your friends!
• Kinsey's friends back in the house! See it live on the webcam.
• Kinsey was still in the hack tower today. The two other eaglets were seen across the field perching in a large pine tree.
• Kinsey perching outside the hack tower - I took a quick picture while climbling the ladder and also through the food hatch. The other two eaglets were not around. Hopefully they will come back for a meal, like yesterday.
• Both of the 2 eaglets that flew off when the hack tower doors opened the other day have returned for a meal. Looks like Kinsey has company again, at least for the short term.
• Hey all, just as a heads up, our eagle cam is solar powered so it goes down at night and comes back up as it recharges in the daytime. As soon as it is fully recharged, it will return to the original position so you can see the hack tower in its entirety
• Looks like the remaining eagle is inching her way closer to outside perch since the doors opened yesterday. Keep watching to get a glimpse of her first flight!
• Two of eaglets have flown from the hack tower and were spotted perching and exploring the landscape about half a mile away from their "nest." We presume that the eaglet still in the tower is Kinsey, though we cannot tell for sure. Our rehab sta
• Late night delivery...
• Patient #15148, barred owl orphan This bird was transferred to us Monday from a wildlife rehab clinic in Sanford, North Carolina. This finder of this bird had it for two months before finally taking it to a clinic (They were annoyed with the...
• Eastern screech owl babies
• Looks like the hack tower doors will be opened tomorrow before dawn. Our eagle experts made the call this afternoon as the eaglets are getting restless.
• Our summer flight show, Silent Flight, opens Memorial Day weekend! Come visit CRC and be let your imagination take flight as different owl species fly over your head! Shows at 12:00 and 2:00 on Saturdays, and at 2:00 on Sundays, with a special show on Me
• Patient #14702 is molting!
• Orphan Count (as of May 8th at 7:16 pm) Barred owls: 23 Great horned owls: 16 Red-shouldered hawks: 6 Bald eagles: 5 Barn owls: 3 Black vultures: 2 Eastern screech owls: 2 See below: Our newest orphan (Patient #15146), an Eastern screech owl, from...
• In honor of Savannah, Faye, and all mothers both avian and human, enjoy 10% off in the gift shop on Mothers' Day this Sunday, May 8! Weekend programming as follows: Saturday 11:00 Behind the Scenes Tour ($5 per person) 12:30 Vulture Feeding 1:00 L
• Just in from our vet staff: Kinsey is a FEMALE!
• Thank you Suzie's Pride for hosting some of our staff today for a site visit and allowing them the pleasure of meeting Ellie! And a super big thanks for the fish donation! Our eagles and osprey will be very pleased!
• RaptorMed is Live! How exciting is this? RaptorMed is the customized medical records database that we utilize (and that was also developed by our brilliant veterinarian). He has now linked it to the web so that anyone can view our current rehab...
• Update on Patient #15085, barred owl orphan Intake photo After 18 days Definitely looking much better.
• Thank you Cindi for the new camo hats! [Old camo hat on left, new camo hat on right] This time of year (and until the end of summer) camo becomes a very important part of our lives. We wear it when feeding babies in order to try to prevent...
• One Week Later - Patient #15112, Eastern Screech Owl Orphan
• Don't forget to sign your kids up for Summer Camp. It's going to be great fun.
• Orphan Count (as of May 1st at 4:53 pm) 13 barred owls 12 great horned owls 5 red-shouldered hawks 4 bald eagles 2 black vultures 1 Eastern screech owls And we have only just begun…
• Carolina Raptor Center just won the Technology Innovation Award at the Digital Ball. Thanks Accenture and nPower!
• There's something for everyone at Carolina Raptor Center! Visit us today for our 11 a.m. Trail Trivia Tour and our 1pm and 3pm Live Bird Presentations!
• Hershey’s Track And Field Games
• Meet Clemente, our resident artist and Black vulture! Visit CRC this summer for the opportunity to see pictures and videos of Clemente painting, purchase some of his art, and even be part of a Vulture Painting Experience with him and his trainer!
• Surgery Patient from Yesterday
• For those of you following the story of the Norfolk Bald eagles, we've just heard from our friends at the Wildlife Center of Virginia that they'll be taking care of the three eaglets until they can be released. For information regarding their c
• Happy Birthday John James Audubon!
• Patient #15114, baby barred owl Found in Greenville, SC This bird has both an ulna and radius fracture. We will attempt to surgically repair both tomorrow. It will be very tricky because, as you can see in the radiograph, the joints haven’t...
• Thanks to Charlotte Oktoberfest for choosing Carolina Raptor Center as one of the three beneficiaries of the proceeds of the 2011 event. Congratulations to the Humane Society of Charlotte and Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina for also being chosen.
• Belmont Eaglet back in the nest!
• It's a great day to visit Carolina Raptor Center! Come out to our Live Bird Presentations at 1 and 3 today to meet Emma the Barn owl, Skoshi the Red tailed hawk, and Puck the American kestrel.
• Don't forget to register your child for one of our Kids for Conservation Summer Camps! With fun science experiments, quidditch games, and time spent learning how to be a raptor veterinarian, each camp has something different!
• The egg video didn’t show up too well, so here is a picture of the end result. A newly hatched red-shouldered hawk.
• Thanks to our friends at WCNC for airing this story about Kinsey and Friends.
• Happy Earth Day everyone!
• The Survivor Patient #15067, red-tailed hawk, dark morph This hawk is truely amazing. When admitted, he was severely emaciated and had a large, but old and healed, wound on his neck. He had a keel score of 1 and weighed 644 g. Side note: The keel is...
• Be sure to check out a few photos in the newly uploaded album of the eaglets' move to the hack tower. Our rehab blog will be updated soon with more pictures and information. Thanks for your support everyone!
• Kinsey the eaglet is ready for his/her big trip to the hack tower! Good luck, Kinsey!
• Please don't worry today when the camera is down for about an hour. We'll move the eaglet at 11:15 am and then bring it back up in the hack tower about 12:00.
• Rare species admitted today Patient #15107, Merlin Found in Spartanburg County, SC caught on a fence. This bird has a fractured ulna and possibly a dislocated radius. The bird is also slightly emaciated. We hope to repair the wing on Friday. Merlins...
• Black vulture with two broken legs Patient #15106, black vulture, found in Huntersville NC We will attempt to repair both tibiotarsus fractures tomorrow.
• I'm working my way out! - The red-shouldered hawk egg…progressing!
• Another Bald Eagle Orphan
• Red-Shouldered Hawk Egg
• Thanks to all of our fabulous volunteers. We appreciate you!
• Easter Egg Hunt
• Enjoy our EagleCam? Check out this webcam of two Red-Tailed Hawks nesting outside the president of NYU's office!
• A group of orphaned great-horned owls have graduated to a flight cage!
• Our first new patient of the day Patient #15095, Bald eagle baby, found in Concord, NC Most likely fell from nest during storms yesterday. Weighs 4500 g (huge! a girl, perhaps?) but her flight feathers are only about half length. You can see from the...
• 6th Annual Family Care Fair
• Come learn everything you want to know about Kids for Conservation Summer Camp at CRC at tonight's open house! Open house begins at 7 PM in the visitors' center.
• 5th Annual Lake Norman Senior Fun And Fitness Day
• Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department April Newsletter - April 13, 2011
• What better way to celebrate Earth Day than with your favorite raptors? Come out to CRC this weekend and enjoy these offerings: Saturday, April 16 11:00 AM Behind the Scenes Tour ($5 per person) 12:30 Vulture Feeding 1:00 PM Live Bird Presentation 3:00
• "Boo" (the stud) has moved outdoors!
• Some of our resident birds on the Raptor Trail are getting their condo renovated! Check out their new roof:
• Come on out to CRC and see the birds!
• What do you do when you have to feed a 20-lb carp to an eagle? - Cut it up!
• Huntersville Movies In The Park - Megamind
• 10th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony
• Senior Fun and Fitness Day
• Our two newest orphans Patient #15066, Bald eagle orphan, found in Belmont, NC Fell from nest, has a pelvic fracture, currently weighs 4059 grams Patient #15069, Barred owl orphan, found in Rock Hill, SC Tree fell in storm and destroyed the nest,...
• Update on BAEA #15036 He looks great. He incision site was clean and healthy. He was up on a perch for the first time today. We will try him in a flight cage soon. We plan on finding him a nice permanent home!
• Hello all CRC supporters! Our resident birds made it through the storms last night safe and sound. The strong storm winds may have caused some young animals to fall out of their nests, however. If you find an uninjured squirrell or songbird, please follo
• Look below and see 3 red-shouldered hawks that were approved for release today!
• CRC is open 7 days a week until next winter. Come see us!
• Bradford Park Turned 2 On April 1st!!
• Question of the day: What is your favorite raptor?
• This weekend at CRC! Saturday 11 AM Behind the Scenes Tour ($5) 12:30 PM Vulture Feeding 1:00 PM & 3:00 PM Live Bird Presentation Sunday 1:00 PM Behind the Scenes Tour ($5) 3:00 PM Live Bird Presentation
• Eaglet update: Our medical staff has examined the eaglet that passed away yesterday, and found nothing abnormal. She was a female, and had plenty of abdominal fat, meaning Derek and Savannah were feeding her well. Her lungs, liver, and air sacs were all
• Thanks to all of our friends for their condolences today. We are proud to care for the raptors at CRC and sad to see them go.
• We are sad to announce that one of the eaglets has passed away. The eaglets were born on the weekend of March 4-6 and have been growing steadily since that time. Staff, volunteers and EagleCam regulars have been avidly watching the eaglets progress and a
• Harvey and Faye have eggs! Our two resident barn owls are working overtime. A few weeks ago, we discovered 6 eggs in their nest box. So far, one has hatched. Not too bad for 11-year old Harvey! In the photo above, Harvey is up front, protecting his...
• Is a Great Blue Heron a raptor? No, but they are still super cool. - This bird came to us tonight from Mooresville, NC. It will be transferred to Carolina Waterfowl tomorrow.
• Is a Great Blue Heron a raptor? No, but they are still super cool. - This bird came to us tonight from Mooresville, NC. It will be transferred to Carolina Waterfowl tomorrow.
• A picture of the Bald eagle in rehab(brought in last Monday) prior to his eye removal surgery today. He came through the whole thing quite well and is on his way to recovery.
• Ditto, the Black-billed Magpie, has a great vocabulary for a bird! Come out to CRC to say "hello" and "hi" to the "pretty bird" who wants you to "come here."
• Parks and Recreation Master Plan Survey Now Online
• Kids Out Fun Day
• Spend the weekend with your favorite raptors at CRC! Here's what we have going on this weekend: Saturda 11am -Trail Trivia Tour 12pm - Information Station 1pm-Live Bird Presentation 3pm -Live Bird Presentation Sunday, March 27 1pm - Trail Trivia
• Huntersville Movies In The Park
• Lake Norman Art League
• Don't forget to register for PhotoWild!, CRC's semi-annual photoshoot! Enjoy this unique opportunity to get some great photographs of our resident raptors.
• Save some money on a CRC membership or admission with today's LivingSocial deal!
• This weekend's Meet the Keeper tour will feature Great Horned Owls! Come learn about them Saturday at 11:00 AM and Sunday at 1:00 PM, included in the price of admission.
• Everyone's Irish on St. Patty's Day, even raptors! Bring your lads and lasses out to CRC March 16-20 wearing green and enjoy half off admission.
• Last night's coverage on NewsChannel 36.
• Watch Savannah and Derek feeding the eaglets
• Carolina Raptor Center is now offering an eagle research experience for folks that want to get closer to Savannah and Derek and the eaglets. In addition to time in Marci's Eagle Research Observatory, you will get a briefing on the history of eagle n
• Take a look at the rest of them on WCNC.
• Savannah feeds the eaglets. Yes! There are two.
• It's confirmed: we have an eaglet! Congratulations to Savannah and Derek! It hatched this morning, there is still one egg left, and we won't know the sex of it until we do a DNA test. (The baby is the little bit of gray under Savannah's be
• CRC is in the news yet again! Check out The Huntersville Herald's article about our 15,000th patient in rehab.
• Another CRC success story in the Charlotte Observer today: a Cooper's hawk rehabilitated and released by the family that brought him in. Read the full story here:
• Teen Adventure Camp
• Adult Kickball League
• How Money Works
• CRC's rehabilitation center checked in its 15,000th patient this week! Lucky number 15,000 is a baby Great Horned Owl, checked in on February 27.
• Savannah and Derek's two eggs are due to hatch any day now! Be sure to keep checking the EagleCam to see all the action live.
• Watch Hermes and BobO on Charlotte Today at 11:25 am, Thursday, on WCNC News Channel 36. They'll be sure to steal the show!
• Intern with Carolina Raptor Center this summer! Positions available in education, summer camp leadership, and rehab. Check out our website for more information:
• Home School Learning Classes
• Gypsy Soup Hands on Cooking Class for Kids
• Art Adventures
• Summer Day Camp
• Spring is right around the corner! We're expecting a big weekend here at CRC since it will be so nice outside. Come out and join the fun! Saturday events: 11:00 Trail Trivia Tour 12:30 Vulture Feeding 1:00 and 3:00 Live Bird Presentations Sunday
• Did you know that you can tour Marcy's Eagle Research Observatory and see Savannah up close and personal while she sits on the nest? Call our education department at 704-875-6521 x 124 for details.
• Carolina Raptor Center volunteer saves the day when hawk flies into S. Charlotte home.
• Our friend Larry Sprinkle was talking about Savannah this morning on the early show on WCNC. And Staffer Michele Houck was interviewed about the great work we are doing at Carolina Raptor Center.
• CRC is getting ready to welcome a new group of volunteers this weekend! Thanks to all our volunteers for all you do. We couldn't do it without you, and we hope you find it as rewarding as we do!
• Hermes, the Eastern Screech Owl, and staffer @Michele Miller Houck spent the afternoon at the Charlotte Observer. We made some new friends and asked folks to give to the Arts and Science Council.
• Want to see raptor rehabilitation up close? Reserve your spot on the Behind the Scenes Tour at CRC! The next tours are at 11 AM on March 5 or 1 PM on March 6. Call Visitor Services, (704) 875-6521 ext. 107 to reserve.
• Want to see raptor rehabilitation up close? Reserve your spot on the Behind the Scenes Tour at CRC! The next tours are at 11 AM on March 6 or 1 PM on March 7. Call Visitor Services, (704) 875-6521 ext. 107 to reserve.
• Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department News: February 10, 2011
• Derek and Savannah have been on the nest for over two weeks! Keep up the good work, eagle family!
• Make your favorite raptor feel loved this Valentine's Day! Stop by CRC between now and the 14th and buy him or her a Raptor Valentine for only $1.
• Town of Huntersville Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Openings
• An eagle fan tests out her wingspan at CRC over the weekend!
• It is hard to tell who is on the egg unless you see them switch. Savannah will spend most of her time, with Derek spelling her for short stints.
• Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department News: Senior Softball Spring 2011
• Adult Tennis Lessons
• Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department News: Adult Softball League Spring 2011
• Adult Kickball League
• Youth Volleyball League
• Our mating pair of Bald Eagles, Derek and Savannah, have laid their first egg of the 2011 season! Follow the WCNC EagleCam to watch the nest in real time, and keep checking back here for updates on the eagle family!
• Looks like this Cooper's Hawk is ready to hit the books in the Library of Congress!
• CRC is pleased to announce its ninth annual Kids for Conservation Summer Day Camp! Application, pricing, and further information can be found on our website:
• We're pleased to announce our Spring 2011 PhotoWILD! photo shoot! Come out to CRC and enjoy a day of shooting your favorite birds (with a camera, of course) in different, photographer-friendly environments. PhotoWILD! is known and loved by both prof
• Prenatal and Svaroopa Yoga At Town Center
• Yoga Basics At Town Center
• Pilates Physique At Town Center
• Hardcore Serious Trail Runner 5K and 10K
• Looking for something fun and educational to do with your homeschoolers? Bring them out to our next Homeschool Day on February 24! Check out our website for more information:
• Check out one of our Long Eared Owls via Photo Charlotte!
• Cabin fever starting to get to you? Come out to CRC this weekend and catch one of our Live Bird Presentations or the Trail Trivia Tour!
• Play Spanish
• Only 15 more fans to reach 4,000. Tell your friends to like "Carolina Raptor Center."
• Plans A Community Day Of Service Project
• With all this talk about snow, you may be concerned about how the raptors are going to fare. Don't worry, they're used to it! Raptors native to the Carolinas and farther north are built to withstand cold weather. Birds at CRC whose native range
• Don't forget to keep up with the WCNC EagleCam! Savannah the Bald Eagle could lay her eggs any day now, and you can watch it all right here:
• Oil Painting For The Beginner
• Community Weight Loss Challenge
• Understanding the Figure Workshop
• Happy New Year. Read all of last year's eaglecam blog posts to get ready for the new year.
• Heard a great story: I overheard a little boy on the Raptor Trail. He rounded the corner near the eagles and said. "Wow Vultures! I want to LIVE here!"
• CRC volunteers and friends released 4 rehabilitated raptors today. Three Red-tailed Hawks and one Eastern Screech Owl. Fly and be free!
• Make the tax deadline and donate to Carolina Raptor Center by midnight tonight. www.carolinaraptorcenter.org/donation_form.php
• Don't forget to tweet tonight #GivetoCRC. And GIVE TO CAROLINA RAPTOR CENTER! Today is the last day for 2010 tax incentives.
• Don't forget to tweet #GivetoCRC this holiday season. Take a look at Andrew's YouTube video for Carolina Raptor Center.
• We've created the #GivetoCRC hash tag for the season of giving. Don't forget to "tweet" for the birds when you are out celebrating next week.
• Kids 18 and under get free admission now through the end of the year at the Raptor Trail. Oh to be a kid again! You'll also get 20% off gift shop items if you come in before December 31.
• Savannah and Derek are courting again! Watch on the WCNC EagleCam.
• Keeper for a Day: The Twelfth Way of Giving to CRC $200 for two members $275 for two non-members
• Last minute gift idea and Way of Giving #12: Raptor Keeper for a Day for Two
• Ways of Giving #7, 10 and 11: A Day at CRC, Family Fun Pack and Gift Certificates
• Visit our Holiday Gift Shop to purchase gift certificates, a day at CRC, and a family fun pack. Share the gift of raptors with all your friends!
• Way of Giving #6: Support the recovery of a Peregrine Falcon
• Sponsor a Peregrine Falcon: The Sixth Way of Giving to CRC Donation $25-500 This fall, an injured peregrine falcon was brought into CRC's hospital. Peregrine falcons are still listed on North Carolina's endangered list, and we don't often
• Way of Giving #5: Membership to the Raptor Trail
• Become a Member or Gift a Membership: The Fifth Way of Giving CRC Membership Levels $35-1,000 Give the gift of membership in the Raptor Trail this holiday season. Share the fun by giving your friends a family membership or renew your membership so you wo
• Sponsor an Education Program: The Fourth Way of Giving to CRC Donation $250 Share the wonder of CRC's feathered ambassadors with a classroom that otherwise would not be able to afford it. Choose the school you would like to sponsor or let us choose
• Way of Giving #4: Sponsor an Education Program
• Check us out on the Charlotte's got a lot youtube channel. We're under "Family Fun." Thanks to @VisitCharlotte for including us.
• Huntersville Parks And Recreation Department News - December 8, 2010
• Follow us on Jumo.
• And the new spot that started running last week!
• CRC TV Spot that has been running on Time Warner Cable.
• For a donation of $150, you can help to fund their rehabilitation AND you can release a raptor back into the wild.
• Did you know that Carolina Raptor Center releases approximately 75% of the raptors that survive their first 24 hours at CRC?
• Way of Giving #3: Release-a-Raptor
• Start Smart Programs
• Gingerbread House Decorating Contest
• Kids Out Fun Day
• Way of Giving #1: Raptors of the Silver Screen Gift Pack
• ROSS Gift Pack: The First Day of Giving to CRC $25 including tax and shipping Messenger owls, Guardians, Lady Hawkes and "Frightful" all celebrate the season with this Raptors of the Silver Screen gift pack. Receive the first Guardians of Ga�
• Watch for 12 ways of giving to CRC this Cyber Monday.
• is gearing up for four more weekends of Raptors of the Silver Screen flight shows. Join us at The Raptor Center Theatre! Get there early and get your ticket.
• Here we are on the Keith Larson show today. Enjoy the Raptor Genius.' Email us your raptor questions at raptors@carolinaraptorcenter.org
• Listen to Carolina Raptor Center on the Keith Larson Show on WBT Radio NewsTalk 1110 tomorrow at about 11 am.
• Detour On Old Statesville Rd (NC 115) And Huntersville-Concord Road Due To Huntersville Christmas
• A Huntersville Christmas
• Link to Groupon for Carolina Raptor Center
• Don't miss today's Groupon. Half off admission to Carolina Raptor Center. Use it in the next month and a half to see the new Raptors of the Silver Screen exhibit and flight program.
• Do you have a quirky question about raptors? Ask the Raptor Genius at raptors@carolinaraptorcenter.org.
• Will a vulture eat a skunk? Ask the vulture genius!
• Friends of the Carolina Raptor Center, you can follow us on Twitter! See for updates, news, and events.
• Huntersville Parks And Recreation Department News - November 4, 2010
• Author Squad Bookshop To Host "Sleep, Little Child" Signing, Performance
• The Senior Adult Basketball League of Lake Norman
• Civil War Ghost Walk
• Yoga Basics
• The Senior Adult Basketball League of Lake Norman
• Carolina Renaissance Festival 2010
• King Vulture photo -- This isn't "Pishi" but it looks like him. We'll have photos soon of our Rainbow!
• The Augur Buzzard is interestingly enough a hawk (buteo).
• The Pied Crow has a white chest unlike the crows that we have in the US.
• One more Augur Buzzard photo so you can see it.
• Family Corvidae now open at Carolina Raptor Center. Come see the African Pied Crow, the chatty magpie and the regal ravens.
• Noah Followers -- Here is the last know position from the tracking device of Noah on May 17. We posted this photo at that time as well with the promise of more when we got them. Unfortunately, there have been no updates to the tracking device map since
• The Pied Crow has a white chest unlike the crows that we have in the US.
• One more Augur Buzzard photo so you can see it.
• Family Corvidae now open at Carolina Raptor Center. Come see the African Pied Crow, the chatty magpie and the regal ravens.
• Noah Followers -- Here is the last know position from the tracking device of Noah on May 17. We posted this photo at that time as well with the promise of more when we got them. Unfortunately, there have been no updates to the tracking device map since
• King Vulture photo -- This isn't "Pishi" but it looks like him. We'll have photos soon of our Rainbow!
• The Augur Buzzard is interestingly enough a hawk (buteo).
• Forensic Science - Crime Scene Workshop
• Kindermusik Classes
• ENROLLING NOW! Christ the King Catholic High School
• Fall Arts and Craft Fair and Bake Sale
• Wonders Down Under! Fall Art Class
• Huntersville Family Health and Fitness Day
• Card Making and More
• Home School Program
• Palette Knife Painting Workshop
• Tuesday Night Oil Painting Class
• Oil Painting Workshop: Drawing - The Next Level
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• Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department September 2010 News
• Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update Public Input Meeting No. 2
• King Vulture photo -- This isn't "Pishi" but it looks like him. We'll have phot
• The Augur Buzzard is interestingly enough a hawk (buteo).
• The Pied Crow has a white chest unlike the crows that we have in the US.
• One more Augur Buzzard photo so you can see it.
• Family Corvidae now open at Carolina Raptor Center. Come see the African Pied Crow, the chatty magp
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• Fall Adult Softball League
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• New Officers Lead Club
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• Huntersville Movies In The Park - Coming Summer 2010 to North Mecklenburg Park
• Panther's Training Camp Trip
• Sailing Program For People With Disabilities
• Youth Volleyball League Players Of The Week - May 8, 2010
• 9th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony
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• Youth Volleyball League Players of the Week - May 5, 2010
• Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department May, 2010 Newsletter
• North Mecklenburg Hershey Track and Field Games
• Tennis Lessons
• 9th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony
• Youth Volleyball League Players of the Week - April 24, 2010
• Youth Volleyball League Players of the Week - April 16, 2010
• The Huntersville Market
• Community Weight Loss Challenge
• Lake Norman Senior Fun And Fitness Day Registration Now Open
• Youth Volleyball League Players of the Week of March 27, 2010
• Easter Egg Hunt
• 2010 Teen Adventure Camp
• Huntersville Parks And Recreation Summer Day Camp
• Pilates Physique
• Home School Tennis
• Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department March 2010 Newsletter
• Do-It-Yourself Designer Wedding Class
• Huntersville Parks and Recreation 2010 Calendar
• Bradford Park – NSA Outstanding Park Award for 2009
• February Newsletter from Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department - February 2, 2010
• Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department Offering Tennis Lessons
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• A Decade of Excellence — Huntersville Parks and Recreation
• Excellence in Youth Sports Award
• Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department News: Youth Volleyball Spring 2010
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• Cartooning Art Classes
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• Stroller Fit At David B. Waymer Center
• Card Making and More
• Home School Program
• Children’s Theater of Charlotte
• The Town of Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department Receives $25,000 Grant From Lowe’s...
• Town of Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department Receives $1,374.40 Grant from BI-LO Charities
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• 2009 Huntersville Christmas Craft Vendors
• Detour on Old Statesville Rd (NC 115) and Huntersville-Concord Road Due to Huntersville Christmas
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• Card Making and StrollerFit
• Fall Kids Out Fun Day
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• Local Athletes Win At Senior Games State Finals
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• Sailing And Picnic Event For People With Disabilities
• Home School PE
• Sailing and Picnic For People With Disabilities
• Lake Norman Teen Council Now On Facebook
• Kids Out Fun Day
• Apple Hill Orchard Trip
• Movies In The Park - Kung Fu Panda
• NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass, and Kick
• Start Smart Fall Programs
• Adult Flag Football League
• Kids Out Fun Day
• The Huntersville Market
• Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Trip
• 2009 – 2010 After School Enrichment Program Registration
• Beginner Tennis Camps
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• Fall Tennis Lessons
• Fall Adult Softball League
• Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department Girls Youth Volleyball League
• Panther's Training Camp Trip
• Summer Advanced/Beginner Tennis Camps
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• 2009 - 2010 After School Enrichment Program Registration
• Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department News - Movies In The Park
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• American Red Cross Baby Sitting Class
• HubCAP’S - Arts in the Park
• Town of Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department Receives ‘Outstanding Park Award’...
• Town Of Huntersville Parks And Recreation Department Opens Its Newest And Largest Park!
• Annual Huntersville Memorial Day Ceremony
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• Easter Egg Hunt
• The Paula Deen Tour/ Savannah, Ga Trip
• Music Together of Huntersville
• Spring Break Kids Out Fun Days
• North Mecklenburg Eggstravaganza
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• Children’s Theater of Charlotte
• Spring Break Kids Out Fun Days
• 2008 – 2009 After School Enrichment Program Registration
• Employee of the Quarter Awarded
• Yoga Basics
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• Pilates Physique
• 2008 – 2009 After School Enrichment Program
• American Red Cross Baby Sitting Class
• News - Parks and Recreation Department Receives $2,296.70 Grant From Bi-Lo Charities
• The Paula Deen’s Savannah, Ga Trip
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• America Learns Spanish
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• Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department Issues Fire Ant Warning
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• Employee of Quarter award Town of Huntersville
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• Spring 2008 Softball League
• Special Interest Story - Article With Pic On Fall Season
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