Flocking together since 2012
Rose
Hall of Birds
Good for
All Ages
Location
Level 4
Brain Juice Focus
Birds
Is that a dinosaur at your bird feeder?
Even though dinosaurs like T. rex and Alamosaurus have faded into extinction, birds have adapted to survive. Come and explore fossil specimens, compare footprints, and weigh the evidence to discover the astonishing links between prehistoric dinosaurs and modern-day birds.
Build your own virtual bird
Attracting the ladies
Follow birds' journey through the ages
Rose Hall of Birds Scavenger Hunt
- Find the digital highlights of rare works from our renowned Edmund W. Mudge, Jr., Library of Ornithology
- Find the Yellow Warbler, which was collected in 1938!
- Find the Eastern Phoebe — it comes from as far away as Weslaco, TX, at the very southern tip of the state.
What to do next
You might be surprised to know that birds are modern-day dinosaurs. Head down a level to the Life Then and Now Hall to gaze up at ancient fossils, and discover more about evolution and how it works.

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