Editor note: You are welcome to proceed to Willawong Station or the opening day festivities in the South Entrance Plaza on your own. Public relations staff will be available at Willawong Station between 10:00 a.m. and noon. To contact them, please call 206.349.3533

What:
Woodland Park Zoo’s new walk-thru bird experience, Willawong Station, opens Saturday, May 28. It offers visitors a fun opportunity to feed more than 150 free-flying colorful birds æ they’ll literally have them eating right out of their hands! Opening day festivities, in the South Entrance Plaza, will include tattoos, fun giveaways and much more. Activities are free with zoo admission.

Willawong Station transports visitors to the world of Australian parrots. The bird collection includes: budgerigars (known as parakeets or budgies), cockatiels (the smallest member of the cockatoo family) and rosellas. It also encourages visitors to not only discover more about the birds they are interacting with, but to learn about responsible care and conservation for birds both in the wild and at home. Visitors will be charged an additional admission of $1, which includes a seed stick to feed the birds; free for kids 2 and under; $1 for each additional seed stick.

When:
Exhibit opening and festivities: Saturday, May 28.

Where:
Willawong Station is located in the Australasia exhibit near the North Entrance at N. 59th St. & Phinney Ave. N. Opening day festivities will take place from 9:30 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. in the zoo’s South Entrance Plaza at N. 50th St. & Fremont Ave. N.

Info:
For more information check out the Willawong Station section of the zoo's Web site. For general zoo information, log on the zoo’s Web site or call 206.684.4800.

Accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, award-winning Woodland Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and setting a standard for zoos all over the world. With conservation, education and excellent animal care at the core of the zoo’s mission, the zoo is helping to save endangered species in Washington state and around the world including tree kangaroos, snow leopards, red-crowned cranes, African wild dogs, western pond turtles and Oregon silverspot butterflies. By inspiring visitors and others to care and act, Woodland Park Zoo is making a difference in our planet’s future.