Aurora, Air Force's Falcon Mascot, Moves On To The Great Falcon Habitat In The, Uhh, Sky
by Chris Thompson from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#4RPTA)
Aurora, the regal old gyrfalcon who'd served as the Air Force Academy's official mascot for 23 long years, died Wednesday, according to a statement from the university. Aurora had already been serving for four years when that photo up there was taken, in September 2000. This was a good old bird.