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Expanding Access and Learning at the Bird Museum! Birds are declining around the world, and The WFVZ Bird Museum and Research Center studies and explains why. We are the only natural history museum in Ventura County, California. Located in the city of Camarillo, we use our research and education programs, and the largest collection of birds' eggs and nests in the U.S. and the world, to help birds and to help our local community understand and value them.

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Calling all game enthusiasts! Join us at the museum on July 16th from 1-4 pm for an exciting afternoon of bird- and museum-themed games. We'll have multiple game tables for kids and adults, plus bird-themed coloring and puzzles. Admission $12 for members $15 for non-members. wfvz.org/wfvz-events/...

Some of the cool displays at the museum.

Check out this 35 million year old fossilized shorebird skeleton at our museum.

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) at our museum.

Today we participated in the Christmas Bird Count.
The data collected by Christmas Bird Count participants over the years provide a wealth of information to researchers interested in the long-term study of early winter bird populations across North America.

This coming Saturday, December 14.

This Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is ready for Christmas🤣, it built a nest on a Christmas tree. Nest on display at our museum.

Today is the day of giving! #GivingTuesday
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) eggs from our collections.

Today is Small Business Saturday. You can support our museum buying your Christmas gifts at our gift shop or in our online store wfvz.org/shop/

Cinnamon Teal and Blue Teal live mounts at our museum.

Happy Thanksgiving from the WFVZ Bird Museum and Research Center!

Had Benjamin Franklin had his way, the Wild Turkey might have graced the Great Seal of the United States, perhaps instead of our dinner plates this holiday season.

Photo of Wild Turkey eggs from WFVZ collection, collected in 1908

Malabar Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus) live mount at our museum.

Razorbill (Alca torda) live mount at our museum.

Specimen from our collections.

Least Bell’s Vireo nest in Santa Clara River, Santa Paula California.

Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax) egg set from our collections.

Our bird research site in Santa Clara River, Fillmore California.

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) eggs from our collections.

Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) eggs from our collections.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 14TH: 10 AM-2 PM. VISIT THE COLLECTIONS AT YOUR LEISURE. $7/PERSON, CHILDREN UNDER 5 AND WFVZ MEMBERS ENTER FOR FREE. Register wfvz.org/wfvz-events/ to pay in advance, or pay at the door.

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5 Crow eggs.

The Hawaiian crow or ʻalalā (Corvus hawaiiensis) is a species of bird that is currently extinct in the wild. Reintroduction programs are underway. Today, this crow is considered the most endangered of the family Corvidae.

Eggs set on photo from captive programs. From our collections

Photo of 2 Little Bustard eggs.

We are 501(c)(3) non-profit natural history museum specializing in eggs & nests of birds from around the world and a research and education institution dedicated to researching and teaching about bird conservation. The Foundation’s collections are among the largest in the world, and its mission is: