Celebrate the season

…during the National Aviary’s Holiday Happenings Presented by Baird Private Wealth Management Fleming Rodgers Group. The magic of the holidays comes to life through enchanting seasonal festivities and Daily Activities inspired by charming woodlands from around the world. 

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Daily Activities

The National Aviary offers a variety of Daily Activities for an incredible visitor experience. View an insightful feeding, watch birds soar over the audience during a live bird show, or get up close with your favorite species during an Animal Encounter!

Soar Above the Rest with Unique Holiday Gifts!

Let your holiday shopping take flight at the National Aviary’s Gift Shop! We have a nest full of gifts, onsite and online, that will have your loved ones singing your praises! Check out some of our flock favorites below.

Proceeds from Gift Shop purchases support the National Aviary’s work to save birds and protect their habitats. 

2024 Holiday Gift Guide
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The National Aviary is introducing visitors to Wanda, a critically endangered Vietnam pheasant chick that hatched this spring.

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Three Guam kingfishers that hatched at the National Aviary have been released on an island in the Pacific, marking the first time their species has been in the wild in nearly 40 years.

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Nine Guam Kingfishers have been released to the wild on Palmyra Atoll, making them the first of their kind to reside in the wild since the 1980s.  

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Take an Enchanting Journey through Forests this fall at the National Aviary! | National Aviary

Explore the Aviary’s new fall seasonal theme, Forests Presented by Peoples; learn more about the creatures who inhabit these woodland areas during TWO new daily activities, and say “hello again!” to the adorable Eurasian Eagle-Owl making her Animal Ambassador debut!

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  Extinct in the Wild birds head to new home ahead of first wild release | National Aviary

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