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Photographic Hawk Walk

Sessions Held Friday through Monday

Spring: 8:00-9:30am
(April-May) 

Fall/Winter: 9:00-10:30am
(November-March)

Photographic Hawk Walk: $160 (ages 15+), 1.5 hours 

Not wheelchair accessible

With our unique subject matter and spectacular scenery, how could we not offer the opportunity to capture stunning images of our birds in action? Cameras are of course allowed during our other programs, but for the Photographic Hawk Walk we take it to the next level. With our falconers working with the birds and setting up multiple shots, you are likely to come away with some images to rival those we conjured for…

Mar 31, 2023   9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Hawk Walk

Sessions Held Friday through Monday

Spring: 8:00-9:30am 
(April-May)

Fall/Winter: 9:00-10:30am
(November-March)

Hawk Walk: $150 (ages 9+), 1 .5 hours

Not wheelchair accessible

Our Hawk Walk takes the basic lesson to the next level as we move your experience into the oak wood forest behind the center.

Imagine a hawk dropping down 20-60 feet from a tree or flying a 100 feet and more through the forest to land on your glove. We will also replicate hunting and wild behavior. Learn about the art of falconry, the natural history of the hawk as well as their role in the environment.

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Mar 31, 2023   9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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The Falconry Experience

Sessions Held Friday through Monday

Spring: 8:00-11:00am
(April-May)

Fall/Winter: 9:00am-12:00pm
(November-March)

Falconry Experience: $360 (ages 9+), 3 hours 

Not wheelchair accessible

The Falconry Experience is a three-hour, hands-on encounter with trained birds of prey. Learn about the different raptors here at the center, the art of falconry, the bird’s natural history and their role in the environment.

After we introduce ourselves, we take you to meet the birds and learn basic field etiquette. We then walk out to a nearby meadow and work with falcons in their different levels of training.

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Mar 31, 2023   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Owl Encounter

Sessions Held Friday through Monday

Spring/Summer: 8:00-9:30am 
(April-October) 

Fall/Winter: 9:00-10:30am
(Early November-March)

Owl Encounter: $75 (ages 9+), 1.5 hours

Wheelchair accessible

Learn the facts about the most primitive raptor on the planet, their role in the environment, natural history, conservation its habitat and how falconers have related to this enigmatic bird in the past as well as the present. 

See all of our owls up close in this amazing owl encounter class. Guest will be able to glove up and have at least one of our owls fly to them. Plenty of opportunities for pictures as well

Mar 31, 2023   9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Falcon Excursion

Session Held in Friday through Monday

Spring: 8:00-9:30am
(April-May)

Fall/Winter: 9:00-10:30am
(November-March)

Falcon Excursion: $180 (ages 9+), 1.5 hours

Not wheelchair accessible

If you are obsessed with falcons, this is the class for you. In the Falcon Excursion we take up to four people to watch one of our falcons stoop to the lure; an opportunity to witness their speed and agility. 

Next is our interactive falcon frolic; wandering through an oak forest and the Sweet Vengeance gold mine as our falcon flies glove to glove and tree to tree. We will discuss the art of falconry, the natural history…

Mar 31, 2023   9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Basic Falconry Lesson

Sessions Held Friday through Monday:

Spring/Summer: 8:00-9:30am
(April-October)

Fall/Winter: 9:00-10:30am
(Early November-March) 

Basic Falconry Lesson: $85 (ages 7+), 1.5 hours

Wheelchair accessible

Falconry the most regulated field sport in the U.S. To become a licensed falconer takes years of patience and care. Falconry is not a hobby; it is a lifestyle.


Many people are fascinated with birds of prey and West Coast Falconry Center’s Special Use permit from U.S. Fish and Wildlife allows you to fly our trained birds of prey.

Our instructors guide you in learning how to hold a hawk, cast it from your…

Mar 31, 2023   9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Triple Raptor Experience

Session Held in Friday through Monday

Spring/Summer: 8:00-10:00am
(April-October)

Fall/Winter: 9:00-11:00am
(Early November-March)

Triple Raptor Experience: $240 (ages 8+), 2 hours

Wheelchair accessible 

We have come up with this Triple Raptor Experience to show you all three types of birds that we have here at the center without having to leave the training green (Kate’s front lawn). This is a perfect experience for hot summer days and folks with mobility issues.

First: Falcons – Watch as a falconer lure stoops one of our birds who can reach amazing speeds in an aerial demonstration of swiftness and…

Mar 31, 2023   9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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