This was a fun day and I'd go again. (Just the fact that there's an aviary is a positive with me -- there should be more of these around! And bigger!! But I digress...) There're plenty of birds to see, and it's a pleasure to have them all around you in the wetlands and rainforest rooms. As others have said, the more time you can take in any given spot, the more enjoyment you'll have; I think you'd see a lot even if you had to whip through for some reason, but slower is definitely better.\n\nThe aviary's also located in a pretty park, with a large number of ducks. (The latter is always a good thing in my book!)\n\nThe reason I give it a 2 is that I had a lot of problems with the maintenance. The signs identifying birds were so outdated that _many_ of the birds in the rooms were not even posted (per my experience and talking to staff members). There were stored supplies stacked haphazardly in most of the hallways. Most flatscreen televisions and other interactive displays were inoperable. There were numerous completely random informational displays (countries, critters, cultures, fisheries) that didn't have anything to do with anything else in their vicinity (and in some cases didn't seem to have anything to do with anything at the aviary at all). The outdoor exhibits (a garden and cages for an eagle and a condor or two) seemed cluttered and overgrown (and not in a good way). And the roof has many holes in it -- during a rainstorm there were constant downpours/waterfalls/etc. (the most amusing being over the \"dry\" observation area in the wetlands exhibit) inside the building that didn't seem amusing to humans or birds. I also had some issues with the staff -- about a third were engaging, while the remainder seemed supremely displeased to have to deal with visitors. (While I don't necessarily begrudge them this emotion, I've usually seen a higher percentage of tourist-friendly people at tourist locations.)\n\nI hope they continue to get lots of visitors and donations to improve the facility, because the old place has great potential but I think it's falling into disrepair.
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