 Our Facility in Camarillo, CA, USA The Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, a
501(c)(3) non-profit charitable corporation, is both a natural history collection specializing in eggs and nests of birds from around the world, and a research and education institution dedicated to bird conservation. The Foundation's collections are among the largest in the world, and its mission is to manage these materials in a way that ensures their accessibility to researchers, educators, students, and the public, and that they are used in projects that contribute to conservation of the world's wild bird species.
Researchers
The Museum's hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 9 am to 4 pm. Researchers must contact us and give us at least 48 hours notice if they want access to the collections. (View a list of services offered to researchers.) To search our computerized data electronically, please visit the ORNIS portal at http://olla.berkeley.edu/ornisnet.
Scheduled Public Tours
The WFVZ is not open to the public except by prior appointment. Staff of the WFVZ conduct public tours of the large collection of bird eggs, nests, and mounted specimens on the last Friday of every month at 3 p.m. (except May, November, and December). Please call at least one day in advance to get on the waiting list (each tour is for a maximum of 20 people). Our fee for tours is $5 per person (WFVZ members free).
 Osprey mount in WFVZ collections
Group Tours by Appointment
Special Group Tours (see our flyer) can be arranged for 10+ people for school classes, community groups, and other organizations. Please call to arrange a tour at least 3 months in advance. Our fee for tours is $5 per person. Please visit our Education Program page and contact the Foundation for more information.
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