BE ADVISED: On Sunday March 15, the parking lot at La Brea Tar Pits will be closed at 3 pm. Alternative parking structures are located at the nearby SAG-AFTRA building and the Petersen Automotive Museum. For questions or directions, please call 213.763.3466 or email info@nhm.org.

Let's Go Birding!

Join a student-guided avian adventure

Follow along on a how-to-bird tour with three eagle-eyed 4th graders at L.A.'s San Pascual STEAM Magnet Elementary School! Binoculars in hand, Hazel Navarro, Maricela Palacios and Grey Mason canvas the school campus and spot hawks, mourning doves, mockingbirds and more!

When you're done watching, learn from this ornithologically gifted trio how to construct a bird feeder to beckon feathered friends into your garden, school, or neighborhood!

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