Abstract
A highlight of any bird enthusiast's
experience would certainly be a tour of
the very impressive collection of Mickey
Ollson s Rare Bird Farm in Phoenix,
Arizona. His collection is not only impressive
in terms of the variety of birds
kept (over 1000 individuals of 140 different
species), but also in their housing.
The original and main body of the
collection is situated on five acres of
ground, which is covered with spacious,
planted flights , pens , and ponds. A new
and larger project is under development
on 40 acres of ground at another location.
At this site very large pens covering nea rly
one half acre each are being constructed
along with additional enclosed flights.
In addition to bird flights , enclosures
for mammals have been built, some of
which are approximately one acre in size.
Mammals so far in the breeding collection
include Wallaroos, Llamas, Sitatunga
swamp antelope, and Muntjac deer.