Sparrow Aviary

The Sparrow Aviary, better known as The Aviary, is a public aviary in Lower Duck Pond.
==History==
The Aviary originally opened in 1962, and only kept birds that are native to Lower Duck Pond. The attraction was built alongside an aquarium as part of a project to attract tourism to the small town. Lack of funds and visitors caused both attractions to close as quickly as 1966 though.
The building remained abandoned for over twenty years, until it was bought by the Sparrow International Company in 1987. After a long period of developing and constructing the new Aviary, it reopened in 1994, now as the Sparrow Aviary. Despite the new name, it's still more commonly referred to as "The Aviary".
== The building ==
The original 1962 iteration consisted of a three story building with a large, metal cage on top, with the birds' enclosures, which were not accessible to the public, inside the main building itself. The building also housed a small museum and a gift shop.
While Sparrow International intended to renovate and use the original building, it did not meet standard construction rules. Thus, it was demolished and a new structure was built in its place. The aviary now consisted of a large, metal dome-shaped skeleton with a small entrance building attached to it. A netting was attached to the metal structure to keep the birds inside the aviary. The netting is made out of a high density polyethylene fiber mesh. The dome houses a park with lots of trees, a lowered pit with a tribune to watch bird demonstrations and a building housing all the bird enclosures.
==Services==
The Aviary serves numerous purposes:
*The aviary provides care and shelter for birds of prey;
* It's open to the public as a sort of zoo;
* It hosts bird demonstrations every saturday, one at 09:30, one at 13:30, one at 17:30 and one at 21:30;
* The location provides birdkeeper training and is authorized to grant licenses;
* It has two food stalls;
** Perry’s Poffertjes and Churros;
** Ivanka’s Ice Cream;
==Known inhabitants==
The aviary is home to many different birds. Some of them are:
*Blizzard “Blizzy” the snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus);
* Senna the sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla);
* Barry Buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon);
*Andrea Andean (Vultur gryphus);
*Hoot Hoot (Bubo bubo);
* Ruby the Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus);
* Fishsticks (Pandion haliaetus);
* Speedracer (Falco peregrinus).
==Trivia==
* It is supposedly built on the same ground where the cabin of one of the founders of Lower Duck Pond once stood.
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