Education Programs

Haley Selen

Nov 11, 20201 min read

Making it Virtual

I didn't realize how much I missed a group of strangers laughing together when a young audience member guesses ridiculously that a...

Haley Selen

Aug 22, 20191 min read

Madeline Island

This week Aldo the kestrel was on the road - and the water - again. When the Madeline Island Library contacted me to schedule a raptor...

Haley Selen

Jul 25, 20192 min read

Camper Questions

One of the best parts of my job is the chance to take our raptors on the road. Yesterday, Aldo the kestrel and I drove carefully up the...

Haley Selen

Oct 6, 20171 min read

Fall Fest

The town of Cable was hopping last weekend during our 16th annual Fall Festival. Not one to miss out on the fun, Aldo made a few...

Haley Selen

Jul 29, 20171 min read

Unlikely Relatives

Rainbow Lorikeet and American Kestrel (Source: birdnote.org) In a raptor program last week, a young man asked why Aldo looks more like a...

Haley Selen

Feb 24, 20171 min read

The People

One of my favorite things about birds, other than the birds themselves, is the way they bring people together. Whether birding out in the...

Haley Selen

Jan 13, 20171 min read

A Big Step for Carson

I have taken Carson’s training nice and slow. I go at her pace and let her tell me what she is comfortable with. But sometimes I have to...

Haley Selen

Nov 4, 20161 min read

No fear

A wise professor once said, “fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.” I asked the students in my raptor program if they...

Haley Selen

Sep 23, 20161 min read

Peregrine falcons in Wisconsin

These four chicks were banded this year at the Madison nest site. (Photo credit: Madison Gas and Electric Company) “Why might a raptor...