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A group of about eight people, including some medium- and light-skinned people, standing on a path on the National Mall and looking up through binoculars. One woman is holding a camera. The Washington Monument is in the background along with some green, leafy trees.

Bird Walks with the Natural History Museum

As we have since 2022, the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum will host spring bird walks on the National Mall and Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Garden. We are teaming up with DC Bird Alliance, so gather your family and friends and join us for some fun as we celebrate nature in the Nation’s Capital — no experience or equipment required.

National Mall Bird Walk

A small, light brown mourning dove sitting in the lower jaw of a Triceratops skull outside the Natural History Museum.
Mourning dove. Photo by Robert Costello

Date: Saturday, May 24
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Cost: Free
Location: Steps to main entrance of the National Museum of Natural History at Madison Drive NW and 10th Street (south side on the Mall)
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Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Garden Bird Walk

Side view of a great blue heron standing. It is a large bird with large, blue-gray wings, a long, pointed beak, and a crest of white features atop its head. In the background are out of focus tree trunks and branches.
Great blue heron. Photo by Robert Costello

Date: Saturday, May 31
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Cost: Free
Location: Visitor Center (outside), 1550 Anacostia Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20019
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Blue, orange, and white bird perched on a metal bar.
Eastern bluebird. Photo by Joshua J. Cotten via Unsplash

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Top Image Credit: Robert Stewart | Smithsonian Institution NMAAHC © 2023