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birding

A Bald Eagle in a tree

Birding Expedition Bus Tour: Goddard State Park

March 4th, 2025

Meet up with an Aviary expert and explore Goddard State Park as you look for Bald Eagles searching for fish amongst the gaps of ice in a frozen lake.

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Tags: birding, birding expedition, bob mulvihill, outdoor birding

A chickadee perched on a wooden plank

Birding Expedition: Blue Spruce State Park

March 4th, 2025

Meet up with an Aviary expert and explore Blue Spruce State Park – location where chickadees come to people for sunflower seed handouts!

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Tags: birding, birding expedition, bob mulvihill, outdoor birding

Swainson's Thrush

Birding Expedition: Powdermill Avian Research Center

March 4th, 2025

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

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Tags: birding, birding expedition, bob mulvihill, outdoor birding

A Hooded Warbler

Birding for Beginners

Are you fascinated by the birds you see fluttering through the skies? Are you interested in flying into the birding world? Join an Aviary expert to learn everything you need to know to start your new hobby!

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Tags: beginners, birding, birdwatching, summer

A Black-throated Blue Warbler sitting on a small branch in Western PA's Cook Forest. The Warbler is looking to its left, showcasing a large spot of white plumage on its chest, surrounded by various black and blue feathers.

Birding Expedition Bus Tour: Cook Forest

March 4th, 2025

Meet up with an Aviary expert and explore Cook Forest – a breeding ground for many of Pennsylvania’s most sought-after songbirds.

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Tags: birding, birding expedition, bob mulvihill, outdoor birding

Belted Kingfisher eating a small insect.

Birding Expedition Bus Tour: Presque Isle

December 17th, 2024

Sat., May 3 | 7 am – 2:30 pm | Presque Isle | Transportation and Packed Lunch from Atria’s Included

Meet up with National Aviary experts for a morning of birdwatching at Presque Isle: a bird migration hotspot prized by birders in our region and beyond!

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Tags: birding, birding expedition, bob mulvihill, outdoor birding

Victoria Crowned Pigeon in the nest with a chick

Bird Photography Workshop

November 21st, 2023

Sun., January 26 and February 2 | 9 – 11 am

Focus on refining your bird photography skills with a series of courses lead by National Aviary Educator and Photographer Mike Faix, an accomplished nature photographer with years of experience photographing birds.

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Tags: birding, photography, workshop

Male Hooded Merganser swimming in the water

Birding Expedition Bus Tour: Waterfowl

July 31st, 2024

Sun., November 3 | 7 am – 2:30 pm

Duck, duck, duck…..goose! Meet up with National Aviary Ornithologist Bob Mulvihill for a morning of birdwatching near the height of waterfowl migration season.

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Tags: birding, birding expedition, bob mulvihill, outdoor birding

National Aviary Ornithologist Bob Mulvihill smiling holding binoculars

Birding Expedition: Powdermill

July 11th, 2024

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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Tags: birding, birding expedition, birdwatching

A group of kayakers on a lake

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Birdwatching Kayak Tour with L.L.Bean

July 11th, 2024

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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Tags: birding, birdwatching, kayak

A group of kayakers on a lake

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Birdwatching Kayak Tour with L.L.Bean

February 6th, 2024

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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Tags: birding, birdwatching, kayak

A group of kayakers on a lake

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Birdwatching Kayak Tour with L.L.Bean

February 6th, 2024

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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Tags: birding, birdwatching, kayak

In The News

National Aviary reveals genders of its newest African penguins | WTAE

The National Aviary revealed the genders of its newest African penguins on social media Tuesday. The penguins hatched in early February, and they are the offspring of penguin parents Bette and Sidney.

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National Aviary reveals genders of its newest African Penguin chicks | WPXI

Another aviary resident, Red the Scarlet Macaw, helped with the reveal, opening bird safe “candies.”

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National Aviary reveals genders of 2 new African penguin chicks | CBS News

With the help of a scarlet macaw, the National Aviary revealed the genders of its newest African penguins on Tuesday.

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3 young peregrine falcons on Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning fledge the nest | KDKA News

The three young peregrine falcons that hatched on top of Pitt's Cathedral of Learning this spring have fledged the nest.

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Sky Deck at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Today Live

Katie joined us from the National Aviary in Pittsburgh to show us a global odyssey that has turned Pittsburgh into a first-class ticket to the wildest corners of the world.

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