Meet the Fledglings with the Wild Bird Fund

Saturday, May 17, 2-4 pm

Tickets are the cost of museum admission plus $5 per child (non-member child tickets are $11, member child tickets $5). Adults do not pay an additional fee. If you are a museum member, log in at the top right of this screen to receive discounts.

For ages 5+

All children must be accompanied by an adult. Adults must pre-purchase tickets online (member discounts apply) so we have an accurate head count for the program. 

Please note that online ticket sales for this event will close at 12:00 pm on 5/17, after which time any remaining tickets may be purchased in person at the museum.

How do you feed a fledgling? Get some practice at this totally unique program co-produced by the DiMenna Children's History Museum and the Wild Bird Fund. In honor of the New-York Historical Society's Audubon’s Aviary exhibition, the Wild Bird Fund will come to the museum to teach us all about our neighbors with nests. Participants will see a presentation about the bird life of New York City and wild bird rehabilitation; feed a baby bird in the WBF’s care; and have the option of crafting nests for baby bird patients.

The event will take place in the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library on the museum's 2nd floor.

This program has an age restriction for the safety of the birds that will be handled and fed by children in attendance. Children must be age five or older to feed the birds.

About the Wild Bird Fund:

Each year, the Wild Bird Fund, a non-profit 501(c)(3), provides emergency care for over 1000 wild birds and animals in New York City. Working with the Center for Avian and Exotic Medicine, two veterinary hospitals across the street, the Wild Bird Fund is the central resource in NYC for wildlife emergency care and rehabilitation. 

PLEASE NOTE: If you are a museum member and are unable to log in, please call the call center at 212-485-9268 to set up an online profile or to purchase tickets.