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The zoo has a new outdoor aviary.
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Before the pair of crows (a male and female) were taken to a release aviary in November, Hawaiians gathered for a special ceremony at the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project (MFBRP), a venture between the USFWS and DLNR.
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Carla laid her first egg of the breeding season on March 16 last year, so the aviary says the start of another season isn't too far away.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Even turns her flat into a poopy aviary.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
In 2026, the Charlotte Museum of Nature opens in Freedom Park with a treetop canopy walk, owl aviary, frog bog and North American river otter habitat.
—Josh Roberts, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Carla laid her first egg of the breeding season on March 16 last year, so the aviary says the start of another season isn't too far away.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Even turns her flat into a poopy aviary.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
In 2026, the Charlotte Museum of Nature opens in Freedom Park with a treetop canopy walk, owl aviary, frog bog and North American river otter habitat.
—Josh Roberts, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Aviary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aviary. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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aviary
noun
avi·ary
ˈā-vē-ˌer-ē 
plural aviaries
: a place (as a large cage or a building) where many live birds are kept usually for exhibition
Etymology
from Latin aviarium "place to keep birds," from avis "bird"
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