World Bird Sanctuary is
located on 305 acres in St. Louis County and features outdoor animal exhibits,
static collections indoors, a wildlife hospital, reading room and activity
center, and hiking trails and picnic pavilions.
· Over 50 outdoor exhibits featuring live hawks,
eagles, owls, falcons, pelicans and a condor. Be sure to stop by and play hide and seek with Dorothy – an
Andean Condor with a 12 foot wingspan that manages to hide behind a 1ft high
tree stump in her enclosure!
Meet Dorothy, the Andean Condor
· A visitor's information center with interpretive
exhibits and live eagles, owls and hawks on display.
Hear the stories of how some of our birds came to reside at WBS
· A state of the art wildlife hospital with a
patient-viewing window where you can see some of the 400 patients that the
wildlife hospital treats within a single year.
· A nature center with indoor and outdoor exhibits,
including mammals, reptiles, raptors and parrots.
Meet some of the residents of our Nature Center
· A 300 seat outdoor amphitheater with many free
public environmental education programs throughout the year. Check the online calendar to see what's
coming up.
Enjoy the entertaining presentations in our amphitheater
· With over 9 miles of hiking trails, rated from easy
to difficult, you can go for a short hike and visit our bird feeding stations;
meet some of the pelicans, bald eagles, ravens, falcons, vultures, hawks, owls
and parrots that call World Bird Sanctuary home.
· Picnic pavilions situated near bird feeders where
you can enjoy watching squirrels, chipmunks and songbirds going about their
day.
Take advatage of our "Bird Brain" Reading Room
· Enjoy the free "Bird Brain" Reading Room
and Activity Center situated among the outdoor exhibits. Open on Sundays from 11am to 3pm, you
can pick up free books about birds, nature and conservation, or even a free
poster of a bald eagle or great-horned owl.
Join us for our newest weekend event--our free Keeper Talks
· Learn about the birds at World Bird Sanctuary at
free Keeper Talks every Saturday and Sunday at 9am – follow the keepers as they
feed the birds and explain how they came to be at World Bird Sanctuary.
Admission:
·
Hours: 8am – 5pm,
Monday through Sunday.
·
Closed: Thanksgiving
Day, Christmas Day and closed at noon on Christmas Eve.
·
Admission and Parking
is FREE! Donations are gladly
accepted – donation boxes are situated throughout the site.
Amenities:
· No pets allowed.
· Public restrooms.
· Water fountains.
· Soda, water and snack sales.
· Gift shop.
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