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Birds

Exhibitions

Exhibition

Hall of Birds

A rare opportunity to get up close with over 600 species of bird.

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Events

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Mon

Oct

Meet a Live Animal

Tours & Shows

3 pm

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Mon

Oct

Nature Walk

Tours & Shows

3:30 pm

Join us on a walk through the Nature Gardens to explore the amazing diversity of life that calls L.A. home.

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Tue

Oct

Meet a Live Animal

Tours & Shows

3 pm

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Tue

Oct

Nature Walk

Tours & Shows

3:30 pm

Join us on a walk through the Nature Gardens to explore the amazing diversity of life that calls L.A. home.

Learn more

Wed

Oct

Meet a Live Animal

Tours & Shows

3 pm

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Stories

Vaux’s Swifts using communal roosting site in Downtown Los Angeles.

Seeking Swifts in L.A.

Every spring and fall, small migratory birds, called Vaux’s Swifts, pass through Los Angeles on their way to breed in the north or to spend winters in the south.

Marcos Trinidad stands at the Audubon Center at Debs Park

Voices of L.A. Nature: An Interview with Marcos Trinidad

Welcome to Voices of L.A. Nature, where we'll hear stories from a diverse range of Angelenos about their relationships with nature in L.A.

Our Expert on Birds

Dr. Allison Shultz, Assistant Curator of Ornithology, comments on an alarming study.

view from inside the apartment, looking out the window into downtown

Charming Indeed

Finding a hummingbird habitat in Downtown Los Angeles.

A Charm of Hummingbirds in DTLA

Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) is cast as one of the most iconic concrete jungles, with skyscrapers, cars, and miles of concrete.

Owl About Odin

He may only weigh about a third of a pound, but the newest addition to NHMLA’s Live Animal Program packs a big personality punch.

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Ornithology

Ornithology, the study of birds, is one of the founding disciplines of the Natural History Museum. At the core of the program is a research collection of 121,000 bird specimens, representing over 5,400 species. Our collections are particularly strong for North America, Africa, South America, and the Pacific Ocean.