The Bird Museum (Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology) is located at
439 Calle San Pablo in Camarillo, CA.
On the last Friday of the month from 3-4pm they conduct a public tour of the Museum. They limit the group to 20 people, so if you plan to visit them it is a good idea to make a reservation by calling 805-388-9944.
I took this tour on Friday, Jan 29th. This is what you can expect:
The tour will be full.
The museum is cold. Bring a jacket.
You will be entertained. Rene Corado, the Collections Manager gave us a very informative tour and told us exciting stories about his travels to collect specimens.
The museum houses 190,000 bird eggs, representing 4,000 bird species; 18,000 nests; 55,000 bird study skins and 8,000 books on birds and natural history. You will see a tiny fraction of these.
I hope you visit their website. Check back again in July to find information about bird identification classes they will offer in September and October.
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