Birds

Exhibitions

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Hall of Birds

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

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Events

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Tue

05

Jul

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Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Little Critters, Big City!

Day Camps Youth

12 am

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Stories

Cooper's hawk on a railing by inaturalist user radrat

How Littler Raptors Are Making It in the Big City

Community science data pictures the perfect city raptor

Backyard Birding
Episode 2: Habitats

The incredible variation in L.A. County’s landscape also means there’s an incredible variety of birds.

Backyard Birding
Episode 3: Seasonality

From molting to mating, there’s always something new happening throughout the year.

Backyard Birding
Episode 4:
Exploring Bird Diversity

Break down how birds are broken down with NHM Ornithologists Allison Shultz and Kimball Garrett and uncover some surprising facts about feathered phylogeny.

Backyard Birding
Episode 1:
Bird Diversity
in Los Angeles County

Los Angeles is the birdiest county in the America

Backyard Birding
Episode 5:
Meet the Incredible House Finch

What’s red and gray and all over L.A.? It’s the house finch.

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NHM Virtual Field Trip

DIY Bird Feeder

DIY Bird Feeder: Attract birds to your garden by building your own bird feeder.

Comedero Para Pájaros

Comedero Para Pájaros: Atraiga pájaros a su jardín construyendo su propio comedero para pájaros.

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.

Past Projects

While NHM is not currently working on these projects, they have influenced our current community science projects.