Happy new year everyone! Since I visited in the last week, I'll start this year off with a few updates from Monday's visit
1. The Tomato Frogs have been phased out
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2. Roseate Spoonbills, Scarlet Ibises, and Andean Cock-of-the-Rocks have all been phased out. This leaves the South American Aviary with just a couple of American Avocets, a pair of Amazonian Motmots, one or two Venezuelan Troupials, a couple of Sunbitterns, a Green Aracari, and a single Bahama Teal. I hope the zoo can find more species for this exhibit, as it has lost nearly half of what was previously exhibited here.
3. The Baer's Pochard pair have been removed from the old Small-Clawed Otter exhibit, leaving the enclosure once again empty. It'll be interesting to see what species will occupy the "Pit of Shame" next, as it seems the zoo can't find a permanent resident for this enclosure.
4. The Tree Kangaroo Exhibit has been slightly altered, mainly to lower the climbing structures closer to the ground.
5. Despite the remaining surplus Wild Horses moving to Utah, the zoo's sole Stallion has been moved up to the old Musk Oxen habitat.
6. The Prairie Dog Exhibit appears to be complete, although I did not see any evidence they had been reintroduced to the exhibit.
7. The Bald Eagle exhibit is once again empty, as the Eagle that was on exhibit didn't take too well to it. I wonder if they'll try to get a new Bald Eagle or decide to put a new species in that habitat
8. There is now a Red-Tailed Hawk on exhibit. It is held in the Ambassador cages by the Treetop Trail.
Overall an okay visit. The departure of the Scarlet Ibis and Roseate Spoonbill from the South American Aviary was quite disappointing, although I hope this is in order to add more species later this year. It was incredibly foggy out, which made for a very interesting visit. I was also able to Catch a glimpse of Ola (The zoo's last Hawaiian Monk Seal) for the first time in 6 months, which I was quite happy about. If you want to see her, come to the zoo sometime in the morning, and go to the top of the amphitheater. There you can view the backstage Pinniped Holding, where Ola is held, and you can likely get a brief glance at her sleeping.
1. The Tomato Frogs have been phased out
.2. Roseate Spoonbills, Scarlet Ibises, and Andean Cock-of-the-Rocks have all been phased out. This leaves the South American Aviary with just a couple of American Avocets, a pair of Amazonian Motmots, one or two Venezuelan Troupials, a couple of Sunbitterns, a Green Aracari, and a single Bahama Teal
. I hope the zoo can find more species for this exhibit, as it has lost nearly half of what was previously exhibited here.3. The Baer's Pochard pair have been removed from the old Small-Clawed Otter exhibit, leaving the enclosure once again empty. It'll be interesting to see what species will occupy the "Pit of Shame" next, as it seems the zoo can't find a permanent resident for this enclosure.
4. The Tree Kangaroo Exhibit has been slightly altered, mainly to lower the climbing structures closer to the ground.
5. Despite the remaining surplus Wild Horses moving to Utah, the zoo's sole Stallion has been moved up to the old Musk Oxen habitat.
6. The Prairie Dog Exhibit appears to be complete, although I did not see any evidence they had been reintroduced to the exhibit.
7. The Bald Eagle exhibit is once again empty, as the Eagle that was on exhibit didn't take too well to it. I wonder if they'll try to get a new Bald Eagle or decide to put a new species in that habitat
8. There is now a Red-Tailed Hawk on exhibit. It is held in the Ambassador cages by the Treetop Trail.
Overall an okay visit. The departure of the Scarlet Ibis and Roseate Spoonbill from the South American Aviary was quite disappointing, although I hope this is in order to add more species later this year. It was incredibly foggy out, which made for a very interesting visit. I was also able to Catch a glimpse of Ola (The zoo's last Hawaiian Monk Seal) for the first time in 6 months, which I was quite happy about. If you want to see her, come to the zoo sometime in the morning, and go to the top of the amphitheater. There you can view the backstage Pinniped Holding, where Ola is held, and you can likely get a brief glance at her sleeping.
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