National Aquarium in Baltimore Australia: Birds on exhibit

[avian83]

I went to the National Aquarium in Baltimore yesterday and the number of birds in the Australia exhibit seems to have dropped significantly since my last few visits.

Does anyone know if there is a reason for this, and if more birds will be put on exhibit? I can remember seeing (easily) 50+ finches of 10 species on exhibit at one time, and yesterday I only saw about 6 Parsons.

It's also possible that I was there at a non-birdy time (I think it was around 3:00, and there were still lots of large groups passing through)

 

[NAIB Volunteer]

I went to the National Aquarium in Baltimore yesterday and the number of birds in the Australia exhibit seems to have dropped significantly since my last few visits.

Does anyone know if there is a reason for this, and if more birds will be put on exhibit? I can remember seeing (easily) 50+ finches of 10 species on exhibit at one time, and yesterday I only saw about 6 Parsons.

It's also possible that I was there at a non-birdy time (I think it was around 3:00, and there were still lots of large groups passing through)

I believe nothing has really changed in the exhibit and like you suggested the large crowds sometimes drive them into the "cliffs." I know in the evenings and mornings there is much more activity.