2026 – Avian (Bird) Propagation Tour

Avian (Bird) Tour Overview

Tour Dates: March 7 (Sold Out), September 26

Tour Time and Meeting Place: 9:45 a.m. Guests meet at the Stedman Education Building to board a private bus to the propagation area. The Stedman Building is the two-story glass and concrete building facing Lot D in the North American parking area.

Minimum Age: 10 years. A paying adult must accompany children younger than 16.

Tour Overview: This tour usually ends around 11 a.m. Guests go behind the scenes to visit the Zoo’s bird breeding facilities and see the rare, endangered, and educationally-valued birds housed in this non-public space. Zookeepers will discuss their role in breeding, managing, and training these. Tour-goers will help create some enrichment items to share with the birds encountered on the tour.
Tour participants are dropped off in the Junction Plaza inside the Zoo when their tour ends. Guests may not take photographs during this tour.

ADA Status: This public tour is not ADA-accessible, but some ADA accommodations can be made for guests who purchase a private tour. Visit the 2026 Private Tour page to learn more.

Important Health and Safety Restrictions

Safety Notes: To accommodate the needs of our staff and guests, we limit the size of the group attending this tour to 8 people.

Guests may not approach or try to touch any of the Zoo’s birds unless invited to do so by an animal keeper. If animals are fed or touched as part of a tour, guides and keepers will explain how to interact with them without causing undo stress. We want to do all we can to keep everyone safe and to keep our animals comfortable and stress-free.