NHMLAC Ornithology Collections

Project Phoenix volunteers were granted the opportunity to take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Ornithology collections at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. The tour was led by Associate Curator, Dr. Allison Shultz, who informed volunteers about the various kinds of specimens housed in the collections and how they are used for research. Volunteers were lucky enough to see birds from all over the world, including Toucans and Hornbills, as well as extinct birds, like the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker.

If you would like to learn more about these collections, check out our virtual behind-the-scenes tour on YouTube, led by Dr. Allison Shultz!

More photos from the event can be found here.