I went to the Raptors at Rose event this week, and it was very interesting. Each bird had its own unique characteristics. The kestrel was the cutest, and the horned owl was pretty scary looking. This event made me interested in joining the Cornell Raptor Program since the birds were so fun to be around. I took a field ecology class one summer ago and we got to see birds of prey like hawks and some turkey vultures, but they were always high up and pretty hard to see clearly. It was nice to see the birds up close and see how they reacted to humans. The youngest one was not happy, but some of the older ones seemed used to the program and were more relaxed. I hope Rose has more ornithology events in the future because I had a lot of fun with this one. An anatomy one or conservation one may be less popular than this one was, but maybe songbirds or hummingbirds would get just as much attention from people with interests in those. Overall I was very happy with this event and I look forward to more events like it.