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Raptor Free Flight
Show runs daily (except Wednesdays) at 10:00 a.m.
October 28, 2022 — April 9, 2023
(All dates subject to weather-related change)
PRO TIP
We recommend that guests arrive at the Museum at least 20 minutes prior to the show to allow time to park and walk to the demonstration areas.
Why is Raptor Free Flight a Must See?
- You can feel the brush of feathers as these amazing aerialists whiz by
- The birds fly completely untethered, without any jesses (leg straps) and mostly without bracelets
- You will enjoy the show in the natural beauty of the Sonoran Desert while a narrator describes the birds’ attributes, habitats, and behaviors
- Only birds native to the Sonoran Desert region are flown
- The show features the only raptor species in the world that hunt as a family, using strategy (like wolves)
You may see flying birds of prey like chihuahuan ravens, great horned owls, caracaras, red-tailed hawks, gray hawks, and Harris’s hawks.
Please note: There is never a guarantee that a certain species will fly during any given show, due to weather, season, vet checks, etc.
FUN GREAT HORNED OWL FACT:
Owls do not build their own nests; because they lay eggs earlier in the year than most other species, they use old raven and hawk nests to raise their young
See more fun facts here!
