{"id":21207,"date":"2026-06-08T00:47:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T04:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=21207"},"modified":"2026-06-08T01:41:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:41:46","slug":"tallahassee-musicians-play-so-that-injured-eagles-may-fly-again","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/tallahassee-musicians-play-so-that-injured-eagles-may-fly-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee musicians play so that injured eagles may fly again"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-21207-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2026\/06\/stfranciseagles0608full.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2026\/06\/stfranciseagles0608full.mp3\">https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2026\/06\/stfranciseagles0608full.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Local musicians were helping out St. Francis Wildlife over the weekend with a fundraising concert at the Lake Ella American Legion.<\/p>\n<p>The local chapter of the Nashville Songwriters Association International provided the benefit&#8217;s music, performers including Skyhouse 2: (music plays)<\/p>\n<p>The goal, says St. Francis Wildlife&#8217;s Kate Chunka, raising enough to build an enclosure big enough for injured adult eagles to re-learn how to fly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One-hundred feet long, 16 feet tall, 20 foot wide flight enclosure, which is quite a large facility. 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