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Holiday Brunch in The Garden Room

Sun., December 15 | Seating 11 am

Seasons Greetings! Join the National Aviary for a holiday-inspired brunch in The Garden Room!

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Holiday Brunch in The Garden Room

Sun., December 15 | Seating 12:45 pm

Seasons Greetings! Join the National Aviary for a holiday-inspired brunch in The Garden Room!

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Season’s Greetings Saturdays

Sat., December 21 | 10 am - 2 pm | Included with General Admission

Get your wish list and cameras ready... Santa and his penguin helpers are coming to the National Aviary!

African Penguin Awareness Day
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Winter Camp

Fri., December 27 | 9 am - 3 pm | Ages 6 - 8

Beat the holiday break boredom by attending a session of Winter Camp at the National Aviary!

African Penguin Awareness Day
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Winter Camp

Sat., December 28 | 9 am - 3 pm | Ages 6 - 8

Beat the holiday break boredom by attending a session of Winter Camp at the National Aviary!

African Penguin Awareness Day
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Winter Camp

Mon., December 30 | 9 am - 3 pm | Ages 9 - 12

Beat the holiday break boredom by attending a session of Winter Camp at the National Aviary!

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Meet Wanda, a critically endangered Vietnam pheasant hatched at the National Aviary | CBS News

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

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Guam kingfishers hatched at National Aviary among first released into wild in nearly 40 years | CBS News

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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Guam Sihek Released to the Wild | National Aviary

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

Precious Guam Kingfishers arrived on the Pacific Island as part of a project to re-establish a wild population 

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