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Raptor View Research Institute, Inc. is a non-profit research and education organization established in 2004 and based in Missoula, Montana. The mission of RVRI is to provide knowledge of raptors (birds of prey) and the ecosystems that support them to the public and scientific community, through research conservation and education. Learn more >>

OSPREY MIGRATION 2012

NCPmaleCheck out our Ospreys' latest movements!

From the Bitterroot Valley in Montana to the Gulf Coast in Central Mexico.

And another from the Bitterroot Valley to the Pacific Coast near the Nicaraguan/Costa Rican border--a distance of over 3,000 miles!

Check out our new migration maps!

 

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GOLDEN EAGLE TRACKING

This video depicts the movements of 8 Golden Eagles outfitted with GPS transmitters from September 2011- August 2012.
 

ELAINE AND KRAMER

MPG_KRAMER_ELAINEA few maps that track the spring migration to summer breeding grounds of our two adult female Golden Eagles (MPG and “Elaine”) and one adult male “Kramer” (fall migration from banding in MT to Arkansas, spring migration Arkansas to AK).

 

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News & Events Raptor View Research Institute

Programs

  • Golden Eagle Satellite Tracking Study
    Employs satellite technology to determine appropriate conservation and management strategies.
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  • Swainson's Hawk Nesting Project
    Focuses on Swainson's Hawks nesting ecology in the Missoula County area.
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  • Osprey Citizen-Science Project
    Gives high school students the opportunity to document and monitor osprey platforms used for nesting in the Missoula area.
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  • Flagship Project
    Provides positive youth development for Missoula area school kids.
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  • Golden Eagle Wing Tag Project
    Keep an eyeout for our blue wing tagged Golden Eagles, and send us sighting information.
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