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Name: Birding Expedition Bus Tour: Waterfowl
Start: 2024-11-03T07:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-03T14:30:00-05:00

Male Hooded Merganser swimming in the water

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Birding Expedition Bus Tour: Waterfowl

November 3 | 7 am - 2:30 pm

Sun., November 3 | 7 am – 2:30 pm | Members: $134; Non-Members: $149 per person | Accessible Lakes and Marshes between Pittsburgh and Pymatuning | Transportation & Lunch from Atria’s Included

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Duck, duck, duck…..goose!

Meet up with National Aviary Ornithologist Bob Mulvihill for a morning of birdwatching! Hone your bird identification skills and learn birding basics as you explore some of Western Pennsylvania’s most beautiful locations. Meet at the National Aviary and leave the driving to us: Bob will share his knowledge and stories from decades of birding during the ride!

During this trip, we’ll stop at several accessible lakes and marshes between Pittsburgh and Pymatuning near the height of the waterfowl migration season. With luck, we may see large numbers of waterfowl, including ducks, grebes, loons, geese, and swans. Bob will also share his tools and tips on how to identify the different waterfowl species!

This program includes some light hiking to various lakes and marshes, which are unpaved and uneven surfaces. Designed for ages 6 and up, under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

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National Aviary leads nesting efforts to help critically endangered African penguins in Namibia | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

There’s more than cuteness overload when it comes to the National Aviary’s flock of African penguins. This critically endangered species, expected to be extinct in a decade, is attracting attention – and help – in its fight for survival in the wild.

A juvenile peregrine falcon known as Yellow, “crashed in on her mother. Carla (the mother) quickly left” the nest at the University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning on June 23, 2025, according to the Outside My Window blog. 1 Crop of 23 peregrine falcons and juvenile bald eagles have flown the coop but are begging their parents | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The formerly endangered peregrine falcon produced a bumper crop of at least 23 juveniles this year in the Pittsburgh region.

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Birding Expedition Bus Tour: Waterfowl

National Aviary leads nesting efforts to help critically endangered African penguins in Namibia | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Penguins hatched at National Aviary join colony with new names | MSN

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National Aviary reveals names for its youngest Penguins as they join the colony | WPXI