A Division of Raptor Services, LLC

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Consulting

Raptor Services, LLC is a Wisconsin based consulting firm providing comprehensive data required for private and public agencies during the permitting and mitigation process required for land development.

For the past 10 years, Raptor Services has been providing services for a variety of projects associated with highways, bridges, pipelines, transmission lines, wind farms, landfills and residential developments.  Though we provide additional expertise regarding raptor concerns, we are able to complete surveys for nearly all avian species.

 

Listed below are some of our past projects:

  • Nest searches for many species of birds.

  • Aerial searches for eagle nests.

  • Broadcast call surveys for Red-shouldered Hawks and Northern Goshawks.

  • Documenting eagle and hawk nesting behavior during construction period.      

  • Osprey nest surveys for along pipelines.                      

  • Nest verification for song birds using micro-video cameras.

  • A long-term case study on the impact of highway construction on nesting Red-shouldered Hawks.

  • Relocation of raptors causing safety concerns at airports.

  • Migration counts at major flyways along the shorelines of Lake Michigan and Green Bay.

  • Breeding Bird surveys (part of a nation-wide annual count).

  • Christmas Bird counts (part of a nation-wide annual count).

View a list of our peer-reviewed publications here.

 

Please contact me at your earliest convenience to ensure maximum flexibility in scheduling.

Research and Workshops

The Linwood Springs Research Station (LSRS) is a raptor research station located in central Wisconsin. Each summer research is conducted on the nesting ecology of the Red-shouldered Hawk and Sharp-shinned Hawk to determine reproductive performance, reoccupancy, natal dispersal and nest site fidelity.  Each fall Northern Saw-whet Owls are captured and banded to gain information about their migration routes, molt patterns, mortality, and winter and summer ranges.  Over 11,000 Saw-whets have been banded since netting operations began in the fall of 1988.  Adopt-A-Raptor information.

Each night during October, we offer owl banding programs to public groups where participants see our research up close. 

Reservations must be made in advance, call (715) 347-7998 or e-mail

 Gene@RaptorResearch.com .

Raptor Workshop
Students will participate directly in real research projects, allowing them significant hands-on time with some of Wisconsin’s finest raptors.  Students learn new methods or hone their existing skills on bird capture and handling, including the use of mist nets, broadcast call surveys, clutch counts, reading molt, video surveillance, drawing blood samples, and more.  The course can be taken for one credit from UW-Stevens Point Outreach Program, (contact us for UW-Stevens Point registration form) or students can inquire with their university or college regarding possible credit.


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Raptor Workshop.


Wisconsin Golden Eagle on the Move

                                                                                                                    Photo by Bill Riemer

During February of 2012, we worked cooperatively on a Golden Eagle project directed by Scott Mehus director of the Eagle Center and Mark Martell of Minnesota Audubon.  We were successful in trapping an adult female Golden Eagle (Jeanette) in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. She was fitted with a solar power GPS satellite transmitter that will provide us with daily locations of her movements.  Visit Jeanette to track her movements and see more photos of her at photo gallery compliments of Peggy and Bill Riemer.

Update 2013

Our Golden Eagle (Jeanette) has returned this past December to the same location where she was originally captured. Photos confirm she is back and is looking great.  Visit our facebook site for more photos and details.

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Raptor Services
1601 Brown Deer Lane
Stevens Point, WI  54481
715-347-7998