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Two teenagers using binoculars at the National Aviary's Summer Camp.

Monday – Friday, August 5 – 9 |  9 am – 3 pm | Ages 13 – 16

During this fun and engaging summer camp, teens will learn from Aviary experts how we use science every day to care for our birds, how to help to save species from extinction, and how they can get involved!

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National Aviary young campers with an armadillo.

Monday – Friday, July 29 – August 2 | 9 am – 3 pm Ages 9 – 12

National Aviary experts will guide your camper on a journey featuring scientific investigations and up-close encounters with Animal Ambassadors.

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National Aviary young campers with an armadillo.

Monday – Thursday, July 22 – 25 | 9 am – 3 pm | Ages 6 – 8  

National Aviary experts will guide your camper on a journey featuring scientific investigations and up-close encounters with Animal Ambassadors.

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National Aviary young campers with an armadillo.

Monday – Friday, July 15 – 19 | 9 am – 3 pm | Ages 6 – 8

National Aviary experts will guide your camper on a journey featuring scientific investigations and up-close encounters with Animal Ambassadors.

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National Aviary young campers with an armadillo.

Monday – Friday, July 8 – 12 | 9 am – 3 pm | Ages 9 – 12

National Aviary experts will guide your camper on a journey featuring scientific investigations and up-close encounters with Animal Ambassadors.

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National Aviary young campers with an armadillo.

Monday – Friday, June 24 – 28 | 9 am – 3 pm | Ages 6 – 8  

National Aviary experts will guide your camper on a journey featuring scientific investigations and up-close encounters with Animal Ambassadors.

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National Aviary expert teaching a young child about birds.

June 17, 18, 20 & 21 | 9 am – 12 pm | Ages 4 – 5

This camp is designed to take your little learner on a journey to explore the world of birds.

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National Aviary expert teaching a young child about birds.

June 11 – 13 | 9 am – 12 pm | Ages 2 – 3

Explore the world of birds through science, art, sensory play, story, and movement alongside your little one and an Aviary expert.

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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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