California Raptor Center visits Travis AFB

Brenton Pierce, a volunteer with the California Raptor Center, holds Sullivan, a golden eagle, one of the center's resident birds. As part of the Earth Day event, participants were educated on raptor biology, rehabilitation, conservation and species identification during the CRC visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

California Raptor Center visits Travis AFB

Sullivan, one of the resident golden eagles of the California Raptor Center, was included as part of a presentation on local birds of prey, April 24, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, California. As part of the Earth Day event, participants were educated on raptor biology, rehabilitation, conservation and species identification during the CRC visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

California Raptor Center visits Travis AFB

Joleen Maiden, a volunteer with the California Raptor Center, holds Forrest, a great horned owl, one of the center's resident birds. As part of the Earth Day event, participants were educated on raptor biology, rehabilitation, conservation and species identification during the CRC visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

California Raptor Center visits Travis AFB

Children attend a California Raptor Center presentation on local birds of prey, April 24, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, California. As part of the Earth Day event, participants were educated on raptor biology, rehabilitation, conservation and species identification during the CRC visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

California Raptor Center visits Travis AFB

Michele Beckwith, a volunteer with the California Raptor Center, holds Grasshopper, a Swainson's hawk, one of the center's resident birds, April 24, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, California. As part of the Earth Day event, participants were educated on raptor biology, rehabilitation, conservation and species identification during the CRC visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

California Raptor Center visits Travis AFB

Ryane Logsdon, a volunteer with the Raptor Center, holds Ember, a barn owl, one of the center's resident birds. As part of the Earth Day event, participants were educated on raptor biology, rehabilitation, conservation and species identification during the CRC visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

California Raptor Center visits Travis AFB

Children pass around a “bald eagle” plush toy designed to weigh the same as the real bird, April 24, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, California. As part of the Earth Day event presented by the California Raptor Center, participants were educated on raptor biology, rehabilitation, conservation and species identification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

California Raptor Center visits Travis AFB

Julie Cotton, an outreach coordinator with the California Raptor Center, displays the skulls of two different birds of prey during a presentation on local raptors, April 24, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, California. As part of the Earth Day event, participants were educated on raptor biology, rehabilitation, conservation and species identification during the CRC visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

California Raptor Center visits Travis AFB

Julie Cotton, outreach coordinator with the California Raptor Center, demonstrates the gripping action of a bird of prey, during a presentation on local raptors, April 24, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, California. As part of the Earth Day event, participants were educated on raptor biology, rehabilitation, conservation and species identification during the CRC visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

California Raptor Center visits Travis AFB

Published May 1, 2019
By Heide Couch
60 Air Mobility Wing

Travis Air Force Base, California --

As part of an Earth Day event, participants were educated on raptor biology, rehabilitation, conservation and species identification during a visit from the California Raptor Center.As part of an Earth Day event, participants were educated on raptor biology, rehabilitation, conservation and species identification during a visit from the California Raptor Center.