Spring break kicks off at the High Desert Museum this Saturday, March 23, with special programming throughout the week and the opportunity to see engaging temporary exhibitions.

One of the Museum’s most anticipated wildlife programs, Sky Hunters, returns to the E.L. Wiegand Pavilion in the Donald M. Kerr Birds of Prey Center on Saturday. Visitors can get up close with some of the Museum’s most inspiring raptors as they fly overhead in an intimate, indoor demonstration. Featured birds may include the new-to-the-Museum red-legged hawk and aplomado falcon, as well as perennial favorites like the barn owl.

While nine different birds will participate in Sky Hunters, four or five of them will fly in any single show. All animals in the Museum’s care are given choice and control over their participation in public programs as well as periods of rest and rotation. The program will take place twice daily through Saturday, March 30 with demonstrations at 11:00 am and 1:30 pm. Tickets are $7 and will be available at Museum admissions—and they go fast! Museum members receive a 20 percent discount. Sky Hunters is possible with support from Fly Redmond.

Additional programming throughout the week includes:

Mar. 26 - Printmaking Impressions, a chance to Andy Warhol inspired art, from noon to 3 p.m.
Now through Jan. 12, 2025 - Sensing Sasquatch, which explores the past, present and future of Sasquatch from an Indigenous lens.
Now through Mar. 30 - Timber Culture, which tells the story of Maxville—a logging town that sprung up against the Wallowa Mountains as the timber industry boomed across the High Desert region a century ago.
Daily at 10:30 a.m. - take a Nature Walk with a naturalist
Daily at 1:00 p.m. - Otter Encounter (get to know the museum's otters)
Daily at 3:00 p.m. - Mammal Encounter (meet an ambassador animal, like a porcupine)