The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum will hold its annual Raptor Day on Saturday, November 2, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. The event will offer identical sessions – at 10:00 and 11:00 am and at 1:00 and 3:00 pm. Featured: a live exhibit of rescued raptors, with a bald eagle, falcon, golden eagle, owls, and hawks. Ticket prices include general admission to the Museum.
The event, which will benefit WINORR (Wildlife in Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation) and Vanderbilt programs will be held rain or shine in the Celebration Tent.
Tickets: adults $20, children 12 and under $10. Members: adults $10, children $5. All tickets include general admission to the Museum.
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WINORR houses the birds and rehabilitates them. This is an opportunity for visitors of all ages to get an up-close look at these magnificent birds that can no longer be released into the wild. Bring your camera!
Activities for children will include an arts and crafts table, plus free raptor face painting. A short film, Bald Eagles of Centerport (BEOC), will be shown throughout the day. Vendors include Westfield Farms (selling their local honey), a local woodcarver, BEOC clothing and 2025 BEOC calendar for purchase, the Centerport brewery, and the Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society. Raffles and silent auction. In addition, an officer from the Department of Environmental Conservation will bring his dog and speak.