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Sun., October 13 | 5:30 – 8:30 pm | North Park Lake

Two of our most popular fall programs are combining in 2023 for one night only! This October, join National Aviary Ornithology and Education experts and L.L.Bean’s experienced and professional guides for an Owl Prowl Birdwatching Kayak Tour!

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Close up picture of an Eastern Screech-Owl

Fri., October 11 | 7 – 9 pm | Frick Park

Who-o-o will you hear calling from the trees at night? Join a National Aviary expert for Owl Prowls! Search for these elusive birds of prey, learn amazing facts, and more!

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Close up picture of an Eastern Screech-Owl

Fri., October 4 | 7 – 9 pm | Wingfield Pines Conservation Area

Who-o-o will you hear calling from the trees at night? Join a National Aviary expert for Owl Prowls! Search for these elusive birds of prey, learn amazing facts, and more!

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National Aviary Ornithologist Bob Mulvihill smiling holding binoculars

Sat., September 28 | 8:30 – 11:30 am

Meet up with a National Aviary Ornithologist Bob Mulvihill for a morning of birdwatching at Powdermill Avian Research Center.

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A group of kayakers on a lake

Sat., September 14 | 8 – 11 am | $75 per person | North Park Lake

Migration Edition! Take to the water with the National Aviary and L.L.Bean for a birding adventure by kayak!

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A group of kayakers on a lake

Sunday, August 18 | 6 – 9 pm | $75 per person | North Park Lake

Sunset Edition! Take to the water with the National Aviary and L.L.Bean for a birding adventure by kayak!

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A group of kayakers on a lake

Sunday, July 21 | 6 – 9 pm | North Park Lake

Sunset Edition! Take to the water with the National Aviary and L.L.Bean for a birding adventure by kayak!

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A group of kayakers on a lake

Sunday, June 23 | 5:30 – 8:30 am | North Park Lake

Sunrise Edition! Take to the water with the National Aviary and L.L.Bean for a birding adventure by kayak!

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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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