<P> War Eagle is a battle cry, yell, or motto of Auburn University and supporters of Auburn University sports teams, especially the Auburn Tigers football team . War Eagle is a common term of endearment, greeting, or salutation among the Auburn Family (e.g., students, alumni, fans). It is also the title of the university's fight song and the name of the university's golden eagle . </P> <P> The widespread use of "War Eagle" by Auburn devotees has often led to outside confusion as to Auburn's official mascot . However, the official mascot of Auburn University is Aubie the Tiger, and all Auburn athletic teams, men's and women's, are nicknamed the Tigers . Auburn has never referred to any of its athletic teams as the "Eagles" or "War Eagles ." The university's official response to the confusion between the Tigers mascot and the War Eagle battle cry is, "We are the Tigers who say' War Eagle ."' </P> <P> Since 1930, and continuously since 1960, Auburn has kept an actual live golden eagle on campus . Since 2001 Auburn has presented an untethered eagle to fly over Jordan - Hare stadium prior to the start of football games . War Eagle VII, a golden eagle named Nova, along with Spirit, a bald eagle, perform the War Eagle Flight before all Auburn home games at Jordan--Hare Stadium . </P> <P> As early as 1916, the Columbus, Georgia Daily Enquirer mentioned "War Eagle" as an Auburn battle cry . In the 19th and early 20th centuries, "War Eagle" appeared from time to time in the United States as an evocative nickname for people and things such as Native Americans (including professional wrestlers); race horses; a U.S. civil war mascot; and, in one case, a coal mine interest . </P>

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