Editing Bronx Zoo (section)

====Russell B. Aitken Sea Bird Aviary====
[[File:Guanay Cormorant at Bronx Zoo.jpg|thumb|A [[guanay cormorant]] in the Sea Bird Aviary: The zoo is the last to hold the species outside of South America.]]
The Russell B. Aitken Sea Bird Aviary, which opened on May 17, 1997, is a huge walk-through [[aviary]] designed to resemble the [[Patagonia]]n coast. The aviary stands at 60-feet high, occupies 615,000 cubic feet, is supported by five steel arches, and netted with a stainless steel mesh. The aviary was built to replace the original De Jur Aviary that opened with the zoo in 1899 and collapsed in a snowstorm in February 1995.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/18/travel/penguins-and-friends-get-new-home-in-bronx.html |title=Penguins and Friends Get New Home in Bronx |date=May 18, 1997 |work=The New York Times |access-date=February 6, 2017 |archive-date=September 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901031425/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/18/travel/penguins-and-friends-get-new-home-in-bronx.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The exhibit's height and open space allows the residents to soar around above visitor's heads and the fake [[Cliffed coast|sea cliff walls]] allows for more natural [[nest]]ing and [[roosting]] behavior. The aviary is home to about 100 birds, most being [[Inca tern]]s, but also a small colony of [[Magellanic penguin]]s, [[grey gull]]s, and [[brown pelican]]s. The aviary was also home to the last [[guanay cormorant]] in captivity outside of South America. In April 2014, four [[Peruvian pelican]]s were added to the exhibit,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newswise.com/articles/peruvian-pelicans-join-the-flock-in-the-russell-b-aitken-sea-bird-colony-at-the-wildlife-conservation-society-s-bronx-zoo |title=Peruvian Pelicans Join the Flock in the Russell B. Aitken Sea Bird Colony At the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304155321/http://newswise.com/articles/peruvian-pelicans-join-the-flock-in-the-russell-b-aitken-sea-bird-colony-at-the-wildlife-conservation-society-s-bronx-zoo |url-status=live}}</ref> and in January 2015, a pair of [[ruddy-headed goose|ruddy-headed geese]] were added.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.wcs.org/photo/2015/01/28/rare-pair-ruddy-headed-geese-bronx-zoo-patagonia/ |title=A Rare Pair – Wild View |access-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-date=March 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311204247/http://blog.wcs.org/photo/2015/01/28/rare-pair-ruddy-headed-geese-bronx-zoo-patagonia/ |url-status=live}}</ref>