Alfred Hitchcock’s famous movie, “The Birds,” was set and filmed in Bodega, California — a small town in Sonoma County near the Pacific coast. The buildings shown in the film still exist — including Saint Teresa of Avila Church and the Potter School (which was originally built in 1873).
The Potter School in “The Birds”
The Potter School in 2012
Hitchcock & Hedren by the school
Note the church in the background.