Camarillo Bird Museum (Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology)

The Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology (WFVZ) is a charitable institution based in Camarillo at 439 Calle San Pablo.

It hosts a natural history collection specializing in eggs and nests of birds. The collections comprise over 190,000 sets of bird eggs representing approximately 4,000 species; 18,000 nests; and 55,000 bird study skins. The Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, a 501(c)(3) non-profit 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 fundamental mission is to obtain, protect, and manage ornithological collections in a manner that ensures their accessibility to researchers, educators, students, and the public, and to ensure that the materials are used in projects that contribute to the conservation of the world's wild bird species.

The 22,000 sq ft WFVZ facility 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). Fee for tours is $5 per person (WFVZ members and kids 7 and under are free).

Visit www.wfvz.org for more information or call 805.388.9944.

I have been to WFVZ several time and it is an A-MAZ-ING place! There are more bird, nests and eggs in this place then probably any other place on the earth. Right here in an industrial section of Camarillo! Who knew!? Seriously, you've gotta check this place out!