On Friday, Sept. 4, the Natural History Museum will close early at 3 pm due to the USC game at the Coliseum. Expect street closures, traffic, and limited parking in Exposition Park. Visitors are strongly encouraged to take the Metro E Line to the Expo Park/USC station.

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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