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Bird House News Archive

Aug. 04, 2023
New at the Zoo: Meet Our Clapper Rail
There's a new species at the Bird House! Animal keeper Stacy Hill gives us the rundown on the clapper rail.
Side profile of a flamingo standing in a pool with other flamingos behind it. A gathering of flamingos is called a "flamboyance."
Jul. 28, 2023
How Do Birds Handle the Heat?
From scorching deserts to freezing oceans, birds have developed incredible methods for regulating their body temperatures.
Apr. 17, 2023
What's New at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo This Summer?
There's plenty to see this summer at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. Check out five amazing things you won’t want to miss during your next visit.
Mar. 03, 2023
How to Care for Wood Thrushes
Flutter into how animal keeper Becca Zurlo cares for the iconic wood thrush—the official bird of Washington, D.C.—in the newly renovated Bird House!
Mar. 01, 2023
6 Fascinating Facts About the National Zoo’s New Bird Exhibit
If you haven’t yet heard—or perhaps a little bird told you already—the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s Bird House exhibit has once again opened its doors to the public... read more
Feb. 22, 2023
A Quack-filled Roll Call: Meet the Ducks of the Bird House
On March 13, the newly renovated Bird House’s doors will flap open, welcoming guests with a chorus of chirps, tweets and quacks. Yes, quacks! Get to know the 11 lucky duck species in the Bird House... read more
Shorebirds—including sanderling and dunlin—stroll on the beaches of the Delaware Bay aviary. Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute visitors will be able to see these migratory birds up close at the renovated Bird House, which will
Feb. 22, 2023
Bird House Reopens at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute invites visitors to soar into its renovated Bird House, opening Monday, March 13. 
Mockingbird Mimi stands in front of a tray holding two pumpkins and several green leaves.
Sep. 09, 2022
Meet Mimi, A Little Mockingbird With a Big Personality
Meet Mimi, a 1.5-year-old female mockingbird and animal ambassador in training! 
A female blue-billed curassow chick named Aluna hatched Aug. 5, 2022 at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
Aug. 29, 2022
Two Critically Endangered Blue-Billed Curassows Hatch at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
For the first time, Bird House keepers at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute are celebrating the hatching of two critically endangered blue-billed curassows. 
Jun. 03, 2022
10 Incredible Horseshoe Crab Facts
The ocean has many unusual inhabitants, but few are as strange and ancient as the horseshoe crab.