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Fall season programs begin at National Aviary | Observer Reporter

Visitors to the National Aviary this fall can experience the world of forests and come face to face with forest-dwelling species from around the world.

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National Aviary Has New Season-Long Experience | CBS Cleveland

The experience highlights birds and animals you'd find in a forest.

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National Aviary Has New Season-Long Experience | KDKA - CBS Pittsburgh

The experience highlights birds and animals you'd find in a forest.

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New Season At The National Aviary Begins Today | KDKA - CBS Pittsburgh

Visitors will be able to venture through the aviary’s immersive habitats where birds fly freely.

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Venture to the National Aviary this Fall for Forests | National Aviary News

New season opens September 8 with immersive daily programs and experiences highlighting forests and their inhabitants, from sloths to pheasants

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Migratory birds being helped on journey by Pittsburgh Lights Out program | TribLIVE

Now Pittsburgh is joining a national movement — the Lights Out initiative — that is convincing building owners and tenants to turn off as much inside and outside building light as possible at night, especially on upper floors.

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Pittsburgh joins Lights Out movement to protect birds | BirdWatching Daily

Pittsburgh is the latest big city to join the national Lights Out Initiative to mitigate bird window collisions and disorientation of birds caused by bright artificial light in the city at night.

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Pittsburgh Joins Lights Out Program to Protect Migratory Birds | National Aviary News

Business and conservation organizations partner to encourage turning lights off during the peak of bird migration.

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Pet Tales: Meet owls, forest inhabitants and others this fall at the National Aviary | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Where can you find dense North American woodlands and swampy wetlands, African savannahs, deserts, and lush tropical rainforests — all in one place? At the National Aviary on the North Side.

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Proposed Legislation Aims to Decrease Light Pollution and Bring Back the Stars | Pittsburgh Magazine

A first-in-the-nation dark sky lighting ordinance could benefit human health and environmental sustainability efforts.

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PTL Visits Sloths at the National Aviary | Pittsburgh Today Live - KDKA

Celina Pompeani is at the National Aviary hanging out with a Two-toed Sloth!

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Proposed Ordinance Seeks to Reduce Light Pollution | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

City officials and representatives from the National Aviary, Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, and Phipps Conservatory announced efforts to reduce light pollution through using light sensors, dimmers and changing the direction and color of the lights.

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Two peregrine falcon chicks hatch atop Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning | 90.5 WESA

The peregrine falcons nesting on the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning welcomed two new hatchlings Thursday.

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First peregrine falcon chick hatches in Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning nest | KDKA News

It's Take Your Kid to Work Day, and the peregrine falcons nesting on Pitt's Cathedral of Learning apparently got the memo. 

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Newly Released Guam Kingfishers Produce Eggs in the Wild for the First Time in 40 Years!! | National Aviary

The Nine Birds released last fall (including three that hatched at the Aviary) continue to thrive in their new home on Palmyra Atoll

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New Andean condor arrives at National Aviary | CBS News

A new Andean condor has arrived at the National Aviary, with the hope that he'll play a role in conserving the species.

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Your Weekend Guide for Apr. 11-13: From a Bunny Trolley to an Eggstravaganza, spring has sprung in Pittsburgh! | Kidsburgh

Kids at the Aviary's spring-themed Eggstravaganza will participate in a scavenger hunt, story time, and receive prizes to take home, meet a skink and take a photo with the Easter Bunny. 

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