Enjoy breakfast with our Education Ambassador raptors, hosted by Houston Audubon's Education Director, Mary Anne Weber at our Raptor and Education Center in southeast Houston. The Houston Audubon Raptor and Education Center (HAREC) at Sims Bayou is a picturesque 1.1-acre sanctuary located in historic Park Place on the original channel of Sims Bayou. The center is home to Houston Audubon’s education department, including our raptor ambassadors and other education animals. The sanctuary contains raptor mews (or aviaries), a log cabin, a barn, a nature store, a gazebo, gardens, a pond with native plants, and seasonal wetland trails that afford a unique opportunity to experience nature in a dense urban setting.

Step back in history as you tour the center built on the original land grant of John Richardson Harris who founded Harrisburg near the site in 1825. Enjoy meeting the raptors up close and personal and explore native gardens, tall grass prairie, woods and the historic bayou during this morning adventure. The Raptor and Education Center is located in southeast Houston near Hobby Airport at 3997 River Drive, Houston, TX 77017.