DIXFIELD — Live birds of prey will be on display when Ludden Memorial Library hosts the Chewonki Foundation’s natural history program “Birds of Prey” at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Chewonki naturalist Emma Balazs will present an hour-long children’s presentation featuring three live birds of prey, including a great horned owl, a barred owl and a red-tailed hawk, Anna Hunt, Chewonki Foundation’s program director, said.

“I think people who attend Tuesday’s presentation are in for a real treat,” Hunt said. “They will have an opportunity to see these impressive birds close at hand, that they would never get the opportunity to see in the Maine woods.”

In addition to live birds the Chewonki naturalist will bring many props, including bird-of-prey skulls, feet, pellets and more, Hunt said.

“The birds at Tuesday’s show are ambassadors of their species,” Hunt said. “We hope through these programs that people will get to know the birds better and develop a greater appreciation and respect for them.”

“The birds that we use in these presentations come from wildlife rehabilitation centers and due to previously sustained injuries cannot be released into the wild again,” Hunt said.

“Our naturalist will bring the birds as close as she can to Tuesday’s audience,” Hunt said, “and people may take photos of them but they need to refrain from touching them or making sudden movements near the birds.”

The population of owls and hawks is doing well in Maine, Hunt said. They are not on the endangered species list and are protected under the Migratory Bird Act.

The Chewonki Foundation has been providing natural history programs to schools, camps and libraries throughout Maine for more than 20 years.

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