Bozeman Magazine

The Montana Raptor Conservation Center invites you to our Summer Education Series! Join us in our beautiful outdoor amphitheater to learn about raptors in an hour-long, biology-based education program. Each week meet some of the incredible raptors that live above us. We will have 3-4 ambassador birds (education birds) at each talk. Learn about their habits, their amazing adaptations, their diets, and their role in Montana’s ecosystems.

This event is free to the public thanks to the incredible generosity of the Green family. Donations are encouraged to help us ‘Feed the Birds!’ MRCC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, contributions are tax deductible.

June 19th: Montana Raptors
June 22nd: Hawks
June 26th: Bird babies
June 28th: Falcons
July 6th: Owls
July 10th: Ecosystem – Prairie
July 13th: Vultures
July 17th: Ecosystem – Forest
July 20th: Owl ID
July 24th: Raptor ID
July 27th: Raptor tools (eyes, beak, feet)
July 31st: Conservation
Aug. 3rd: Dynamic flyers
Aug. 7th: Migration
Aug. 10th: Eagles

The weekly talks begin promptly at 6 pm on Wednesday and 10 am on Saturday. Please give yourself plenty of time to travel. Guests are encouraged to carpool. This is an outdoor amphitheater so please come prepared for Montana weather. Natural seating is on boulders guests are encouraged to bring blankets to sit on. Parking is along a dirt road so please wear appropriate footwear. The restrooms on site are portable bathrooms. No glass allowed.

*The rehabilitation center and flight barn are closed to the public, guests are asked to stay only in areas open to the public. The amphitheater is open to the public over the summers during these programs only. For the safety of the birds, NO OUTSIDE ANIMALS are allowed at MRCC.

Directions to the center:
Montana Raptor Conservation Center is located north of Bozeman, off Springhill road (about a mile after the Riverside Country Club). The center is behind the Central Valley Fire Department, (if you are driving north) take a right immediately after the fire department onto a dirt road (Bent Wing Road). If you pass 3 silos you have gone too far. Stay to left on dirt road, once you enter MRCC property through gate, take the first right on to dirt road (follows fence line). Please drive slowly. The amphitheater is located at the end of this short dirt road. Guests will park to the side of the road/ in the field.