This book is a tribute to the Three Rivers Avian Center (TRAC) in Brooks, WV and to it’s veterinarians, volunteers and donors. The Center’s co-directors, Ron and Wendy Perrone, have released hundreds of rehabilitated birds to the wild. Many of the birds included in this book are considered “education” birds at TRAC, birds that could [...]
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Newly published book “WV Birds of Prey” is a tribute to Three Rivers Avian Center
August 24th, 2010 by TRAC
Hack Box video of young peregrines from James River Reserve Fleet
May 24th, 2010 by TRAC
As we were cleaning the hack box today, we thought you’d enjoy seeing and hearing from the young peregrines inside it. These birds are from Virgina’s James River Reserve Fleet (4 birds) and Watts Island (1 bird). They were placed in the box on Monday May 17 and are growing up fast! The [...]
First Installment of Peregrines at Grandview
May 20th, 2010 by TRAC
The first 5 Peregrine chicks for the 2010 hacking project are in the box on the cliff at Grandview Park! Go to http://tracwv.org/restoration.html and click the link at ”May 18 2010” to see ‘em. It looks like we will be getting quite a few birds this Summer, so the North Overlook will be the hot [...]
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Migration Celebration 2010 is Saturday May 8 from 9 am to 5 pm @ Little Beaver State Park!
May 6th, 2010 by TRAC
MC 2010 Just a reminder: TRAC’s 9th annual Migration Celebration will be held at Little Beaver State Park on Saturday May 8 from 9 am to 5 pm. Fun for the whole family! Here’s what’s happening during the day: MC 2010 Schedule of Events
Baby Season is here!
March 24th, 2010 by TRAC
Today a couple came to our door in the late afternoon with the first baby chick patient for 2010, found on the ground beneath a shadowy, cold and wet cliff overhang. It is an owlet, and still has a “baby tooth”, the calcium growth on the outside of the top of the upper beak [...]
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2 Bald Eagle Chicks in nest near Hinton, WV
March 22nd, 2010 by TRAC
It’s hard to make the decision to go public, but with fishing trips and float trips down this part of the New River coming up soon, we thought it best to start the public knowledge ball rolling as soon as the chicks were seen. Our thinking was that the more “eyes on the prize” [...]
TRAC is coming to a WV State Park near you!
February 23rd, 2010 by TRAC
What’s your favorite WV State Park? Blackwater Falls? Holly River? Tomlinson Run? North Bend? Well, Three Rivers Avian Center will be coming to these Parks and others this Summer during our 2010 WV State Parks Tour. Come see Perry the Peregrine Falcon, Spirit the Golden Eagle and their raptor friends up close in an interactive [...]
2010 Birds of Prey Photography Workshops: May 22 & October 9
February 23rd, 2010 by TRAC
Join Positive Image Photography’s Steven Wayne Rotsch and Three Rivers Avian Center’s co-directors Wendy and Ron Perrone in a day of congenial photography fun! Amateur and professional photographers alike are invited to take this opportunity to capture images of 12 or more raptors native to West Virginia in natural settings in either half day or [...]
TRAC coming to Wild Birds Unlimited in Barboursville Sat., Nov 7, 12 – 4pm
November 3rd, 2009 by TRAC
Three Rivers Avian Center’s Raptor Ambassadors are Swirling into a live display in Barboursville, Saturday November 7th.
What color are the feathers that cover the toes of a Great Horned Owl? Why does the Peregrine Falcon have that odd structure inside the nose? How would YOU describe the feathers on the back of [...]
Notice from Bibbee Nature Club – 2010 schedule
November 3rd, 2009 by TRAC
Friends,
I am looking for suggestions for trips or meetings that you would be interested in. We have the scheduling meeting in Nov. and I’d like to hear from you with your ideas.
January: Eagle count (usually 1st Saturday in January)
February: Meeting on Feb. 20 with Trish Miller, she does the capturing and banding of [...]
TRAC needs volunteers to help with last stage of the Flight Barn!
August 25th, 2009 by TRAC
The Flight Barn is ready to have it’s final piece added – the Leon Wilson Memorial Flyway! The materials for the 12 foot wide continuous “racetrack” around the flight barn are now here on site, and we’re looking for volunteers to help us put this last important piece of the Barn together. It’s easy work, [...]
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