Pride of Africa Grand Opening 6/1/2019 Members Preview 5/30/2019 Pride of Africa Grand Opening - www.akronzoo.org
The zoo is in the process of putting up this year’s event calendar. See it at the link. Akron Zoo Event Calendar - View Our Upcoming Events
From Facebook: Did you know that at the Akron Zoo we care for the largest number of native passerines (song birds) of any zoo in North America? And that our native song bird aviary is one of the largest in the country? We currently have 25 species in our aviary with 8 of them breeding. That's a lot of nests and eggs to care for each spring and summer! We’re leading the way in the care, research and conservation of these amazing birds. Akron Zoo Chapter of AAZK
The species in the Akron Zoo's Aviary include: American Robins, Dark Eyed Juncos, Red Winged Blackbirds, Northern Cardinals, American Goldfinch, Blue Jay, Song Sparrow, White Throated Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Red Breasted Grosbeak, Yellow Warbler, Black Throated Green Warbler, Gray Catbird, Common Yellow Throat, Ruby Crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird, Cedar Waxwing, Baltimore Oriole, Carolina Wren, Mourning Dove, Blue Winged Teal, Wild Turkey, Black Capped Chickadee, Downy Woodpecker, and Eastern Towhee.
I was told today that the polypoy sheep and the Finnish-Shetland hybrid sheep are remaining at the zoo. They will move to the boma with the goats. This is good news because I enjoy feeding the sheep. As well as yelling at misbehaving goats.
City approves $1 annual lease for zoo The city has extended the zoo’s lease for another 40 years at $1 a year.
I really liked the Akron aviary, but I’d be very surprised it had more species or individuals in it than are to be found in its equivalent at Columbus Zoo. Now there is an aviary!
The caption on the photo says "Two red-breasted geese hatched yesterday, Jan. 25, here at the Akron Zoo."
I'd like to see the photo, because either they're keeping the breeding pair indoors and they've laid out of season, or they're another species! Fascinated.
The link in post #10 goes to the photo on Facebook (it is an open page so you don't need to be a member to see it). The photo is of the goslings and they appear to have been hatched in an incubator given the image.
OK, I take it back! Still puzzled how they have got an Arctic nesting, very seasonal summer breeder, to nest in the winter!
