Though eagles have been associated with Auburn football for more than a century, the pregame flight did not begin until Aug. 31, 2000, when Tiger, also known as War Eagle VI, flew from the end ...

As Spirit’s successor, she’ll become the second bald eagle ever to make the war eagle flight. Spirit has won over the Auburn community in her two-decade career. The team has won 80% of her 45 ...

Auburn plans to expand eagle flight tradition to more NFL games, ‘patriotic events’ Updated: Sep. 27, ... Here’s Aurea (War Eagle VIII) at Auburn’s Fans and Feathers Show.

Such has been the case since 2000, when Tiger, also known as War Eagle VI, flew from endzone to midfield ahead of Auburn’s game against Wyoming. However, players and coaches being able to watch ...

Auburn's bald eagle, Spirit prepares for her trip to the top of the stadium during the War Eagle flight practice at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2021. 'It's a ...

AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) – Auburn University’s only bald eagle to have flown in this Auburn tradition, Spirit, is set to retire after her last stadium flight Saturday Nov. 13. She has flown ...

He’s also working with a third eagle, Independence, who is not quite gameday-ready yet, and Nova, also known as War Eagle VII, who retired due to a heart condition in 2016.

But if you’ve ever attended a live game of the Auburn Tigers at the Jordan-Hare stadium, you must have probably heard cries of “War Eagle, Hey!” around the stadium, making you wonder why the ...

Auburn's War Eagle is cared for by the Auburn University Raptor Center (AURC), which also tends to 20 other permanent resident raptors and admits around 300 raptors to its hospital every year.

AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn University’s only bald eagle to have flown in this Auburn tradition, Spirit, is set to retire after her last stadium flight Saturday Nov. 13.