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Moore Lab of Zoology Behind-the-Scenes Tour

Tucked within a liberal arts college in Northeast L.A. and as featured in Los Angeles Times, the Moore Lab is a hidden gem that houses over 65,000 vintage bird and mammal specimens.

Discover local birds, morphological adaptations, rare extinct birds, a painstakingly-collected hummingbird collection, wild parrots of Los Angeles, and see museum specimens that represent Mexico’s bird diversity prior to major habitat change.

 

Moore Lab of Zoology Behind-the-Scenes Tour

Tucked within a liberal arts college in Northeast L.A. and as featured in Los Angeles Times, the Moore Lab is a hidden gem that houses over 65,000 vintage bird and mammal specimens.

Discover local birds, morphological adaptations, rare extinct birds, a painstakingly-collected hummingbird collection, wild parrots of Los Angeles, and see museum specimens that represent Mexico’s bird diversity prior to major habitat change.

 

Oxy Community Bird Walk

The seasonal migrant birds have arrived and resident ones are abundant! Before you start your day, or before class, take a guided bird walk around campus grounds with the Moore Lab staff. Meet us in front of the Moore Lab entrance (near Sycamore Glen) at 8:00 AM, where we'll begin our walk.

Let us know you'll be there! RSVP to Jenny Wong, jwong3@oxy.edu. Bring binoculars if you have them, and we will also have some to share.

Moore Lab of Zoology Book Sale

We're having a book sale! Hundreds of gently used and vintage books (most ex libris) as well as lovely and strange old reprints will be on sale for $1 and $2, and we'll have some special edition bird prints for $5 and $10 (small & large). Coffee and doughnuts will be served for maximum book browsing coziness. Donations will go towards undergraduate research and their professional development.

A glimpse of some available books:

Public Art + Activism in Chile, 1973- 2023

On the 50th Anniversary of the September 11, 1973 military coup in Chile that ushered in 17 years of dictatorship and continuing struggles to address its aftermath, Chilean American visual artist and writer Francisco Letelier offers insight into the use of culture as a tool for building solidarity and advancing justice and democracy. In the half century since the coup, Chilean exiles have created a new home in the US; through solidarity and exchange, efforts for justice in Chile have joined efforts to advance social justice and memory in the United States. 

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