The last few weeks at Tracy Aviary have been extremely exciting, because one of our most popular groups of birds – our family group of Southern Ground Hornbills – moved into a fantastic new exhibit.
The Hornbills’ new home features beautiful landscaping and a new, top-notch indoor space for the birds to take shelter during the cold winter months. And visitors can watch these dynamic and charismatic birds explore their new terrain from an African-style hut, which will provide shade in the summer and shelter from rain and snow when the weather is less than perfect.
With new exhibit complete, the Aviary is now focusing on demolishing the hornbills’ old holding building, which has been a longstanding point of dissatisfaction for the Aviary staff. Be sure to watch this blog for more information on that project. In the meantime, come visit the new Southern Ground Hornbills exhibit. It’s a great example of our vision for the future of Tracy Aviary.