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Bird-Safe Glass at the National Aviary Earns Top Project of the Year Award from Environment + Energy Leader | Glass on Web

Vitro Architectural Glass has announced that two bird-friendly glass installations at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA, have received a Top Project of the Year Award in the elite Environment + Energy Leader Awards program.

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Verify: Experts encourage keeping feeders down | WUSA

"Keep your feeders down," Mulvihill said. "Wait until there is an announcement from one of the credible sources of information."

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National Aviary Experts Weigh in on Bird Illness | Pittsburgh Today Live - KDKA

PTL's David Highfield talks with National Aviary experts Dr. Pilar Fish and Bob Mulvihill about a mysterious illness that is killing songbirds in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest.

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Kidsburgh Learning Guide: Discovering the Joy of Outdoor Learning | Kidsburgh

All year round, the Pittsburgh region is full of great opportunities to explore outdoors — and build knowledge about science, math and the environment along the way.

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Seven Days in Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper

Explore the biodiversity of Africa’s wildlife during African Adventure at the National Aviary.

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Drifting and Watching with the National Aviary | Pittsburgh Magazine

The bird zoo’s collaboration with L.L. Bean is a peaceful summer outing.

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On the Road Again | Jewish Exponent

For a unique experience you can’t find just anywhere, check out the National Aviary, America’s only independent indoor nonprofit zoo.

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It’s an adventure: National Aviary’s new exhibit soaring to new heights | TribLIVE

Journey to Africa offers a chance to take a trip to a far-away destination and experience amazing wildlife without leaving Pittsburgh.

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Verify: Are cicadas keeping hummingbirds away? | WUSA

"Hummingbirds have no relationship to the cicadas and vice versa,” Mulvihill said.

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Pittsburgh Father’s Day 2021: Where To Take Dad To Dine | Pittsburgh Patch

Have Dad devour a delicious BBQ brunch from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Brunch includes admission to the aviary so guests can explore its tropical habitats when they are finished dining.

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A Newcomers Guide to Pittsburgh Arts and Culture | Pittsburgh City Paper

Soar to new heights at the National Aviary, where you can meet tropical birds, owls, and other winged species, as well as penguins and a sloth.

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National Aviary presenting “Journey to Africa” | Herald Standard

Experience the birds of the African continent this summer 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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