Avalon’s Bird Park was once a busy tourist attraction and was immortalized in “The Wizard of Oz”

AVALON—Catalina Island has been home to many incredible things, from the buffalo planted there through the Hollywood film industry to a spring training ground for the Chicago Cubs during the Wrigley years. One of the lesser known attractions that at one time flourished was Avalon’s Bird Park, an aviary housing...

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Gail Fornasiere says:

March 2, 2019 at 9:11 am

Wish you would have mentioned that you can learn about the Bird Park at the Catalina Island Museum in a special exhibition open now through August 18, 2019.

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