Reviews of The Hamilton Aviary (Friends of the Aviary) (Zoo)

Jose Daniel Castrejon

Peaceful, friendly people!

Brian Collinson

This Aviary is a VERY interesting little spot, with a wide variety of very cool birds. My wife and I encountered it ai the beginning of a hike to Sassafras Point, with is just north of there on a pathway. The birds -- cockatoos, parrits and others will charm you if you visit. Also, they may very well greet you with "Hello!"

Michael Howie

Lovely volunteers and a great educational, fun experience. Other reviewers keep in mind this place is run on donations; if you'd like to see improvements, become a monthly donor.

Allan Walker

great place to take your family

Animalou

Love this place, these people and of course the birds! Exciting programs bringing birds and people together to make memories for us and enrichment for the birds!

Lisa Johnston

This is the oldest aviary in North America! Go and show the birds some love!

Anca Mihaela Nichifor

Fun times visiting all the ???? ???? s

Anthony Mitchell

You should definitely check it out

C Burella

Their website says they are open Sundays but they weren't open. The grounds immediately around the aviary building in overgrown and unkempt. I paid $5 to park and couldn't get in the building.

Princess Spooky

Beautiful birds, lovely staff. Educational for kids its a really beautiful place! I got my molted feather ornament and put my donation in, added a lovely touch to the house.

Alison & Aria Pipe

The birds are not only beautiful but have amazing stories behind them which are as enchanting as their personalities as individual as they are what is even more endearing about this place is the passionate staff that keep the place running.

Dhanyasri Maddiboina

Cute little place!!

Vince Camilleri

We had a great time meeting the flock at the Aviary, can't wait to come back for Words with Birds!!!

AdventuR

Really nice place and birds not looking SICK

Kelly Binkle

love this place and the community garden too!

Shamira Qureshi

Good

Melanie French

Love volunteering here! It is a great way for me to get to spend time with birds that I wouldn't usually get to interact with, as I am not currently in a position to have my own bird. I would definitely recommend that you check it out, as well as considering leaving a donation, as it really helps the birds!

Kyle Johansen

Nice and quiet

Robert Wagner

Little mini treasure. Usually only a couple of birds out to see.

leanne hudak

A fantastic family adventure!!

Ryan Barrett

Beautiful spot for a hike.

Bizarred Cheese

It was great. It's stupid the city is making them move. They let the birds outside of the the cages and feed them fresh veggies and fruits in the morning. They clean cages daily as well.

Suyash Kumar

Nice little collection of exotic birds. Well maintained

Krista Hughes

One of Hamilton's greatest treasures, I have loved these birds since I first discovered them over 12 years ago. Dedicated volunteers inspired me to volunteer myself and dedicate much of my spare time and passion into helping these incredible parrots. If you haven't been and parrots interest you- do yourself a favour and go!

Jeff Gordon

Great place to go for a walk and enjoy nature.

MerrickFN

birds too loud

Gabriel Bloom

I love this place because I've been here on some hikes from Les Petites Pommes: French Immersion School!!! :)

Sheryl Goodfellow

Finally made it to the aviary. Met some beautiful parrots in their winter barn. Learned a few more things about birds types .

Alan Harrington

They have birds - and they are in cages so humans do not need to be afraid.

Terri Bocz

Community garden plots in a beautiful environment.

Sarah Koop

What a wonderful place to visit. Beautiful birds.

Jer K

I like the birds here. The trees in the park are nice. Also, there are three pokestops here.

Turlough O'Hare

Lots of exotic birds for the public to interact with. Open to the public Saturdays 1-4. They often have birds out with a volunteer. It can be very loud when the attention-starved birds try to get you to come over to say hi! Lots of talkers and very personable birds.

Ohhh Jacquie

Talking birds and outdoor spaces. Awesome place to walk through the woods

Kat

Lovely place to get in touch with feathered friends! Over 15 different species of birds- most of them parrots. The aviary is currently volunteer based and in need of love - they give public tours on Saturday afternoons from 1pm-4pm

Charles Ling

Nothing much to offer.

Rachel Pollock

Such a cool place! I'm really glad I made time for a visit. It's entirely volunteer. The birds are beautiful, and many can talk or imitate different noises. A must-see for people of every age.

Jacob Beauvais

Kid friendly lots of nice birds. Obviously loud so if you or your kid doesn't like that kind of thing wouldn't recommend but other then that is a great location

Inas Radhi

I love birds and I love how there is a community in Hamilton to help these beautiful winged souls get the much care and love they need! xo

Stephanie Brown

These birds are very near and dear to my heart! I first met the Flock in 2006, as MAC student. Within weeks, I was signed up to volunteer, which evolved into a place on their board, which ultimately inspired my career in fundraising.

* Faith *

Incredible place to visit, the birds are all so gorgeous and I find myself staying here for hours when it's open. The volunteer crew are all incredibly hardworking as well! If you haven't been here you're definitely missing out, and you should plan a trip down as soon as you can ????

Liv Morton

The people here are working so hard to create a safe and enriching space for the birds. Without the volunteers, these birds would have nowhere to go. Please donate when you visit, I see reviews about the place being run down and I agree but …

colin bv

Nice place

Tara Lock

Wonderful place! The staff are friendly and knowledgeable - great spot to visit and see some gorgeous birds and learn a bit about them!

Amanda Cayuga

I absolutely love this place. Even though I'm terrified of flying objects these birds are absolutely right for me and my kids!!

Alberto Castaño Camacho

Is a lovely place, the volunteer who work there are very kind and wonderfull with the birds.

Alyssa

I volunteer here and the birds are wonderful it would be a great place to visit

Yun Tang

Fantastic trails along the lake. Surrounded by trees and shrubs it is not too hard for hikers good for kids and seniors too.

Nick DiFlavio

A hidden gem. Rare birds and private tours for groups and individuals. Some public funding or a grant to improve the facility would make it even better.

Alexeis Pena Torres

Very good place to be in contact with nature

Upper Elementary West Email

Lovely!

Rhonda

Beautiful birds, friendly staff.

Jesse W

The birds are really friendly and their is a walking trail nextdoor. Plan to spend an hour and change if you just go to the aviary. Plan to spend 2 hours if you go for a walk as well.

Alexandra M

Amazing free activity to do in Hamilton! Nice little aviary with lots of beautiful birds :)

Erin French

Adorable Birbs!

Candy Tsang

Great free aviary with beautiful exotic birds. Friendly volunteers to tell you about the birds.

Sarah Marzec

Very friendly and knowledgable volunteers who will let you pet certain birds. There are only a few rooms and it an be quite loud with bird calls, but it's a nice place to visit.

Da Ria

Cute little place to see the birds) Open on the weekends 1-4pm

Kayvon Monjezi

Cool place

Tak C

Beautiful Park area. Hiking trails (RBG) in surrounding area.

E Green

I remember when the aviary was at Dundurn Castle and thought it was a great little attraction for Hamilton back then. I decided to go for a visit last week and it is not the same as it was in the past. The newspaper in the cages doesn't …

Sue Priestly

Great place to visit and relax, the flock needs a new home! Please go visit and make a donation. Volunteers are wonderful

Jeff Hurley

Absolutely amazing and the birds will talk to you

Agie Heidinger

So many beautiful birds!!! No fee to get in

Debbie A Ellis

Was not able to inside due to Covid and too cold for the birds to be outdoors in their very large cages.

Michael Smith

Birds are cute but it definitely looks run-down compared to the last time I visited 15 years ago. They used to have more plants and a fountain which made for a nicer environment. They had more birds together at the time as well - now they …

Samantha Muir

My favourite place to visit in Hamilton! And run all by donations! We booked a tour during restricted covid visiting, and it was fantastic! We got a private tour and really got to meet and learn about all the bird residents. The Aviary is …

Lynn S

It's time for Hamilton to close the aviary and find the birds good homes. They don't have enough room and you can tell some aren't happy to be there. Really sad how bad it is compared to 15 years ago.

Dria McGraw

Sad to see the condition of the outdoor groundfowl pavilion. Overgrown. No groundfowl. I personally was one of the three people who built the "barn" and the first section of the pavilion for the peafowl. So sad. Two other outdoor flights …

Josh Kocher

Run down.

Charmaine Lewis

The birds are friendly and talkative!

Jonathan Thomas

A shadow of it's former self, still a few neat birds to see, especially if the talking parrot is a good mood!

Maysara Ghaith

Parrots are so lovely

Rob H

Very friendly place.

Anna L

Nice birds

Rafael Campos

Nice visit to the aviary. Great little trip to see a variety of birds. Family with small kids would love it .

Jen Morris

The birds are cute but the condition of the place doesn't make it much of an attraction. It would be nice if it looked more like Bird Kingdom in Niagara Falls. They provide a natural environment which seems much nicer for the birds.

Aleverette S

It's a rotting building, where people feed rotting vegetables to rotting birds.

Suresh Jani

Beutiful place near beutiful residence

Sheena Garneau

The birds seem happy and well cared for

Celia Payne

Saturday and Sunday 1:00pm - 4:00pm There are some lovely birds that live here and the habitat allows for many of the birds to freely move from indoors to outdoors. The caregivers on site today were friendly and knowledgeable. We made some new friends today and saw many beautiful birds.

Paul Daoust

We loved the birds . Stephanie is very passionate about her flock. Great volunteers please visit and support them

Pee Astete

A beautiful little park setting with a community garden, surrounded be forest and trails.

James Moss

Very good. Had a great visit. Coming back...