The Cornell Raptor Program came to Rose last week to teach us about their program and different kinds of raptors. Each bird was brought out one by one and the Raptor Program members taught us facts about the bird, while we were able to look at it interacting with its new environment of the Rose Common Room. Although I am not much of a nature/animal person, these birds absolutely amazed me. Being able to see hawks and owls so up close was a once in a life time experience- there is something so awe-inspiring about being able to look a wild animal in its eyes. I also learned so much from the students that I did not know! For example, many people think that the cheetah is the fastest animal in the world, but really the fastest animal is the peregrine falcon- one of the birds that was brought in. Lastly, I was inspired and impressed by the passion the students of the Raptor Program had for the program and the birds they worked with. Now whenever I see a hawk flying in the sky, I will remember the ones I was able to see in detail during this event.