Fall ’08 Amphitheater Programs The Southeastern Raptor Center will host educational, birds-in-flight raptor programs on Fridays this fall before home football games. The programs, “Eagles, Owls and Other Critters,” are scheduled for Aug. 29, Sept. 5, 19   and 26, Oct. 10 and Nov. 7 and 14. Each show will begin at 4 p.m. in the 350-seat Edgar B. Carter Educational Amphitheater on Raptor Road just off Shug Jordan Parkway. Tickets will be available at the raptor center gate for $5 each, payable only by check to the Southeastern Raptor Center. Cash cannot be accepted. Tickets are $3 a person for school groups, which should call ahead at (334) 844-6943. Children under three years old are admitted free. “Because of the popularity of the program, we are expanding the program to include all of the home games this year,” said Marianne Murphy, education specialist. “We have also moved the time to 4 p.m. to accommodate more school-age children.” “This year’s program will use a flighted format to teach the relationship that raptors have with other ‘critters’ in the environment. Guests will see birds such as hawks, owls, eagles and falcons flying free,” added colleague Roy Crowe, education specialist. “We will have new elements this season to better illustrate what these birds do and how they do it.” More information about the programs or about arranging an educational program for a school or group is available by calling (334) 844-6943.

Artist Donates Proceeds to Raptor Center The new album "Let My Peoples Dance" by Rev, Bubba D Liverance and The Cornhole Prophets is primarily a Rock ‘n Soul record, but since Bubba is an Auburn fan, he included a tribute to the eagle’s flight at Auburn’s home games. Bubba is generously donating the proceeds from the single to the Raptor Center. A preview of the tune is available on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSI65Qock0s and the song can be downloaded from iTunes at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=274839902&s=143441 SPRING IS THE TIME TO FIND BABY ANIMALS The next few months will be a prime time for you to enjoy seeing baby animals. While it is tempting to "take in" the "orphaned" babies, it is usually better to leave them alone. It is normal for fledglings (young birds with feathers but unable to fly) to be hopping around on the ground. If you find any type of fledgling bird on the ground make sure it is safe from cats, dogs, predatory wildlife, and people then watch it from a distance. If you stay out of the way its parents will feed and protect it. If they do not, or if it is in immediate danger, contact a licensed rehabilatation center or your state or federal conservation officer. For more information on Federal Wildlife Laws click here. Schedule An Event! One of the Southeastern Raptor Center's main goals is to educate the public regarding raptors and their role in the environment.[more info] Adopt-A-Raptor! The Adopt-a-Raptor program helps to defray the cost of care & feeding for the educational raptors at the Southeastern Raptor Center at Auburn University.  [more info]