Daily Activities

The National Aviary offers a variety of Daily Activities for an optimum visitor experience. Visit one of our habitats for an insightful feeding, watch birds soar over the audience during a live bird show, or get up close with your favorite species during an Animal Encounter! Members visit for free and receive discounts on Animal Encounters and our live, immersive bird shows!

Reserve General Admission Tickets

Included with Admission

10:30 am
Penguin Feeding

11:30 am
Rainforest Melodies Expert Talk
During Tropical Rainforest Feeding

Noon
Guest Favorite!
Wetlands Feeding

12:30 pm
Mining Marvels Expert Talk

1:30 pm
Tropical Rainforest Feeding

2:30 pm
Fabulous Flamingoes Expert Talk
During Wetlands Feeding

3:00 pm
Tweet That Tune

4 pm
Penguin Feeding

Prices per person

10 am – 4:30 pm
Ride Birdly® | $3
Presented by Vitro Architectural Glass

10:30 am
Rainbow Lorikeet Feeding | $3

11 am
COMING SOON: Live, Immersive Bird Show
Presented by AAA Travel

Noon
Rainbow Lorikeet Feeding | $3

2 pm
COMING SOON: Live, Immersive Bird Show
Presented by AAA Travel

2:30 pm
Rainbow Lorikeet Feeding | $3

4:30 pm
Rainbow Lorikeet Feeding | $3

Prices per person

9:30 am
Sloth Encounter | $99

10:15 am
Penguin Feeding Encounter | $99
Starts March 1

10:15 am
Jr. Penguin | $33

11:30 am
Penguin Encounter | $54

12:15 pm
Sloth Painting + Encounter | $125

1:00 pm
Owl Encounter | $74

1:45 pm
Falcon Encounter | $74

2:30 pm
Penguin Encounter | $54

3:45 pm
Penguin Feeding Encounter | $99
Starts March 1

Discover the vibrant symphony of the rainforest, where colorful parrots squawk and the wings of Victoria Crowned Pigeons flutter, in our Rainforest Melodies Expert Talk. Dig into how birds play a crucial role in alerting us to environmental dangers, much like canaries once did for coal miners, during Mining Marvels. Meanwhile, social wetland birds like flamingoes communicate through distinct calls to signal danger or express their status within the flock, as explored in our Fabulous Flamingoes Expert Talk. To cap it all off, head to the Helen M. Schmidt FliteZone™ Theater for Tweet That Tune, where you can test your knowledge by guessing bird species based on their calls, all while gaining insights from an Aviary expert. Let us help you plan your visit to the only Aviary with a national designation! Learn more about our Ultimate Aviary Pass here!

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In The News

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National Aviary to turn former Shady Side Academy Middle School into new conservancy thanks to local | WPXI

The National Aviary, based on the North Side of Pittsburgh, will soon embark on creating a brand new facility, thanks to a local benefactor.

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New National Aviary Veterinary Care and Conservation Center to Open in Fox Chapel | Pittsburgh Magazine

What aims to be a world-class avian conservation center that will revolutionize avian veterinary care and the conservation of threatened and endangered birds around the world is taking flight in Fox Chapel.

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National Aviary to receive old Shady Side Academy middle school campus by donation | MSN

Fox Chapel resident and 1962 graduate S. Kent Rockwell is working to acquire Shady Side Academy middle school and plans to have the 35-acre middle school campus donated to the Aviary via the SK Rockwell Conservancy.

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National Aviary to turn former Shady Side Academy Middle School into new conservancy thanks to local philanthropist | Pittsburgh Business Times

In addition to donating the property, the SK Rockwell Conservancy plans to donate $10 million to support the programs that occur at the facility once it is open.

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National Aviary to receive old Shady Side Academy middle school campus by donation | WTAE

A Pittsburgh resident and alumni of Shady Side Academy is helping the National Aviary find a new nest for its next breeding and conservation center, teaching hospital and educational space.

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