Tracy Aviary

Tracy Aviary In partnership with community, inspiring action to conserve birds and habitats.
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Tracy Aviary & Botanical Garden, located in the heart of Salt Lake City’s Liberty Park, is the oldest aviary in the country. This beautiful oasis is home to over 400 birds from around the world, many that are endangered or extinct in the wild. The Aviary features daily feedings and keeper demonstrations, educational programming, interactive bird shows, and much more, all in a tranquil wooded setti

ng. Open to the public year-round; the Aviary also offers unique rental spaces for special events, weddings, birthday parties, and proposals. The Aviary boasts more than a dozen educational exhibits featuring over 135 different species from all over the world. Guests can also enjoy the on-site Bird Feeder Café, which offers freshly prepared food and beverage, and find unique gifts and souvenirs in the gift shop.

Happy Pride Month! 🌈 In honor of the rainbow, June's Bird of the Month is the Australian Rainbow Lorikeet! You can find ...
06/01/2026

Happy Pride Month! 🌈 In honor of the rainbow, June's Bird of the Month is the Australian Rainbow Lorikeet! You can find these charismatic parrots in Lorikeet Adventure, and guests have the opportunity to feed these colorful birds right out of their hand. This experience is available daily!

🍏Diet
These lorikeets forage on the flowers of shrubs or trees to harvest nectar or pollen. They will also eat fruits, seeds, and some insects!

🌳Habitat
Common habitats include rainforests and woodlands, and they can also adapt to urban environments that have a wide range of trees.

🪹Nesting
A clutch contains 1–3 eggs and incubates for 25 days. Eggs are laid on chewed, decayed wood, usually in a hollow tree limb.

💡Did you know?
The parents are mostly monogamous and remain paired for long periods, if not for life!

05/28/2026

Say hello to the newest member of the flock!

You can spot this little one and its parents next to the Expedition Kea exhibit! ✨

Our last Waterfowl Wednesday post featured the Common Goldeneye! Did you know there is another species of Goldeneye? Her...
05/27/2026

Our last Waterfowl Wednesday post featured the Common Goldeneye! Did you know there is another species of Goldeneye? Here we have the Barrow's Goldeneye.

Although seen less often that the Common Goldeneye, both species can be seen in Utah in the winter. One way to tell the two species apart is to look at the shape of the white patch on their face. Barrow's Goldeneye have a crescent-shaped white spot and Common Goldeneye, have a much more common shape...a circle!

Please note that we will be closing our campus at 2pm on Thursday, May 28, for our annual Ready to Hatch! 🐣 Final admiss...
05/25/2026

Please note that we will be closing our campus at 2pm on Thursday, May 28, for our annual Ready to Hatch! 🐣 Final admission will be at 1:30pm.

05/23/2026

Check out these cute fledglings in the exhibit next to Expedition Kea! 🥹💚

Want to learn about an adorable bird that nests at Great Salt Lake and get involved with a project studying them? Join u...
05/22/2026

Want to learn about an adorable bird that nests at Great Salt Lake and get involved with a project studying them? Join us on May 30 for a screening of “Shoreline Sentinels of Great Salt Lake,” a new film produced by that tells the story of Snowy Plovers and conservationists working to protect them (featuring our team and volunteers!).

Get your tickets with the Utah Film Center! 🎥 https://loom.ly/J8849og

PC: Evan Barrientos/Audubon

With our premier garden party for a cause coming up, we have some exciting items up for bidding! ✨Can't make it to Ready...
05/21/2026

With our premier garden party for a cause coming up, we have some exciting items up for bidding! ✨

Can't make it to Ready to Hatch but want to support? The silent auction will also be available online! Bidding opens on Sunday. ☀️

Over the past couple of years, Arcia Tecun, UVU Adjunct Professor, has partnered with UVU students and Tribal Nations in...
05/20/2026

Over the past couple of years, Arcia Tecun, UVU Adjunct Professor, has partnered with UVU students and Tribal Nations in creating a welcome sign and map which includes Newe (Shoshone; Goshute) names for places, mammals, birds, and fish. It can now be seen over at the Nature Center at Pia Okwai campus! ✨

This poster was created in the hopes of amplifying Indigenous ecological knowledge, and we are honored to support the creation of this map. Check out our new maps now available for purchase in our Nature Store!

To learn more about how this project came to be, please read our Bird Tweets blog here: https://loom.ly/08yX5nA 💻

This past weekend, our Conservation Ecologist & Utah Motus Coordinator, Tully, was recognized at the Great Salt Lake Bir...
05/19/2026

This past weekend, our Conservation Ecologist & Utah Motus Coordinator, Tully, was recognized at the Great Salt Lake Bird Festival as the 2026 Birder of the Year! 🌟

Tully leads our bird banding projects and has helped build many a Motus tower across the state of Utah. He has a wide breadth of expertise and is an amazing person. We are so proud of him being awarded this recognition. Congratulations! 🙌

05/18/2026

The girls are back at it again! 💅

Our four female Metallic Starlings are fabulous nest builders that build one intricate nest together. This year, they have started work on a new nest not too far away from their previous one! 🌳

These are woven nests, so no simple task as they weave in and out to craft their roost. On your next visit to Treasures of the Rainforest, be on the lookout for these skilled weavers building their new nest! 🪹

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589 E 1300 S
Salt Lake City, UT
84105

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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