The Field Museum’s newly refurbished Hall of Birds

The Field Museum’s fabulous Gidwitz Hall of Birds reopened after a long refurbishment back in September. I visited in October with my family. This was just about three years after our previous visit, and the exhibit looked fantastic.

birds
seabirds with wall projection behind

birds & projection
ratites

Gulls
gulls

Paradise Tanager
Paradise Tanager

world raptors
vultures, kites and falcons of the world

taxidermy
taxidermy

The birds were all cleaned up, and the exhibit was modernized with interesting wall projections, interactive screens, and a great short video about birdwatching, featuring local birders and some birding celebrities.

sad
sad

American eagles
Golden Eagle & Bald Eagle

world birds
waders and Andean Condor

Owls
owls; notice Snowy Owl skeleton at bottom center

Bird of Paradise
Birds of Paradise displaying

projection
wall projection

new touch screen
new touch screen

video
video screen shot


A Passion For Birds video from The Field Museum

The birds all looked great, but it’s always more interesting to see them in a natural kind of pose or surrounded by the type of environment you’d expect to find them.

Chimney Swift nest
Chimney Swift nest

Horned Lark at nest
Horned Lark at nest

Piping Plover nest
Piping Plover nest

rest & reflect
benches at the end of the exhibit

The Field is a spectacular museum with a lot of interesting exhibits, but we usually linger in the bird hall the longest. It’s always great to see Sue, too.

Sue
Sue

Yep, everything about the Field is outstanding!

WC
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