Leonard C. Sanford Hall of North American Birds

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The Leonard C. Sanford Hall of North American Birds features more than 20 dioramas that depict bird species in habitats ranging from the Florida Everglades to Alaskan riverbeds, with forests, prairies, marshes, and deserts among the ecosystems represented.

In This Hall

Exhibit Peregrine Falcon The Peregrine Falcon, the swiftest of all birds of prey, is one of the most widely distributed species of bird. Exhibit Wading Birds Diorama Museum ornithologist Frank Chapman used habitat dioramas to call attention to the plight of endangered birds. In 1903, he persuaded...