Bird Flu Closures in the US

Lincoln Park Zoo has announced that they have closed McCormick Bird House. All outdoor birds are being moved to indoor or behind-the-scenes spaces. Bird species won't be visible to the public and the bird house will be closed until further notice.
 
The Kansas City Zoo has announced that they will be pulling birds from exhibit that could have direct contact with wild waterfowl, including their trumpeter swans, red-crowned and grey crowned cranes, flamingoes, and yellow-billed and saddle-billed storks.
 
From the Tulsa Zoo’s social media platforms:
On your next visit, you may notice some of our birds have been temporarily moved indoors as a precaution against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. It's an important and necessary step to ensure the safety of the animals in our care.

The primary risk to our birds would come from wild birds who land on grounds during migration.

When you see the Protecting Our Flock icon at an exhibit, the birds are inside or relocated for their safety. Some of our birds will be able to remain outside, where their habitats provide protection. In some cases, a building may be closed. At this time, the WildLIFE Trek complex will be closed, with the exception of Life in the Cold. We appreciate your understanding. Your favorite birds will be back as soon as we get the all clear.
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Bird flu closes Rainforest Exhibit at Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro

The Sun Chronicle ran an article about the bird flu closure at Capron Park Zoo. Interestingly, the zoo vet is quoted as saying the building will reopen "when the weather becomes hot and dry"- so hopefully sooner rather than later. It also mentions walk-through aviaries closed at other zoos in the area, which is news to me.

If only it was as simple as one man in the comments section said and just make the birds wear masks... . Unfortunately the Capron Park Zoo does not have masked lapwings in its collection.
 
Milwaukee County Zoo has closed the Mahler Family Aviary and the Taylor Family Humboldt Penguin Exhibit.
 
Zoo New England (Franklin Park Zoo & Stone Zoo) have put out a statement on Facebook today stating that many of their bird species have been removed from their outdoor exhibits. Franklin Park also said that the aviary in the Children's Zoo, as well as the Aussie Aviary, have been closed to the public.

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From the St. Louis Zoo’s social media platforms:
During your next visit, you may notice some of our birds have been temporarily moved indoors as a precaution against the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus. This is an important and necessary proactive step to ensure the safety of the animals in our care. The primary risk to the birds at the Zoo would come from wild birds that land on Zoo grounds during migration. While some of our birds are able to remain safely outside where their habitats provide protection, some birds have been moved indoors where guests may not be able to see them.

Additionally, the Bird House and Cypress Swamp (Flight Cage) will be closed to guests until further notice, and the Penguin & Puffin Coast will close at 4 p.m. daily so that staff can complete deep cleaning of the habitat. These measures are in place to mitigate common areas of human and animal foot traffic, which has been identified as a way HPAI can spread. We are working collaboratively with the State Veterinarian, United States Department of Agriculture and Missouri Department of Conservation, and we are prepared to take additional steps as needed.

Please rest assure that HPAI does not pose any immediate human health concerns at the Zoo.

We are hopeful to get all the birds back outside and open the Bird House and Cypress Swamp as soon as it is safe to do so. We appreciate your understanding.
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I was at the zoo today, the first day of the closure :(. The red-billed blue magpies, cinereous vultures, bald eagle, and barred owl are the only outdoor birds still on display.
 
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An updated list. It just keeps getting longer, lets hope this is short-lived (it seems many zoo vets think it will be):

Blank Park Zoo - Discovery Center is closed, all bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit
Brevard Zoo - Lorikeet and Cockatiel aviaries are closed
Buffalo Zoo - M&T Rainforest Falls is closed, most bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit
Cape May County Zoo - World of Birds is closed
Capron Park Zoo - Rainforest Building is closed
Detroit Zoo - All outdoor bird species are off-exhibit
Elmwood Park Zoo - Harmony Hideaway is closed, eagles have moved exhibits, Domestic Chickens are off-exhibit
Franklin Park Zoo - Children's Zoo Aviary and Aussie Aviary are closed, most bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit
Great Bend-Brit Spaugh Zoo - Most bird species are off-exhibit
Henry Vilas Zoo - Aviary is closed
Lincoln Children's Zoo - Aviary is closed, all bird species across the zoo (except birds of prey) are off-exhibit
Lincoln Park Zoo - McCormick Bird House is closed, all bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit
Louisville Zoo - Walk-through aviaries are closed, all outdoor bird species are off-exhibit
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore - All outdoor bird species in open-topped enclosures are off-exhibit
Miller Park Zoo - All outdoor bird species are off-exhibit
Milwaukee County Zoo - Herb and Nada Mahler Family Aviary is closed, all bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit
North Carolina Zoo - Aviary is closed
Oklahoma City Zoo - Outdoor aviaries are closed
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo - Simmons Aviary is closed
Peoria Zoo - "A few animals remain off-exhibit"
Philadelphia Zoo - McNeil Avian Center is closed, all outdoor bird species are off-exhibit
Saint Louis Zoo - Bird House and Cypress Swamp are closed, most outdoor bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit. Penguin and Puffin Coast is still open but has limited opening hours
Sedgwick County Zoo - All bird species across the zoo are off-exhibit
Stone Zoo - Most bird species throughout the zoo are off-exhibit
Sylvan Heights Bird Park - Visitors with frequent or recent contact with poultry or waterfowl are not allowed
Zoo Atlanta - Some bird species are off-exhibit
 
For Maryland, it's not just open-topped exhibits. Only the flamingos, ground hornbills, and cranes fit that description. There's two large netted aviaries, each with 10+ species, that have had their animals brought in.
 
Potter Park moved their Broad-winged hawk off-exhibit, as well as their chickens in the barnyard and their Indian peafowl. The Parakeet Landing is also closed. Other than that, nothing much else as the rest of the birds were on-exhibit both outdoors and indoors.
 
Great Plains Zoo - all bird species (except for penguins and flamingos) will be off-exhibit, feeders have been removed, and birds will no longer be featured in ambassador programs.

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