Classes
COLLEGE OF MARIN
Bird-Watching in Marin: A Field Exploration, Fall, 2011
Orientation: Tuesday, September 6, 9:10am-1pm
Kentfield Campus
Learning Resources Center 53
Plus 4 field trips
Tuesdays, 8:30am-12:30pm
September 13 – October 4
Fee $99
Learn to recognize local birds by sight or sound! This class is a field exploration of birds and birding localities of Marin County. The first class will meet in the classroom for a slide show and lecture, featuring local seasonal birds, to be followed by a bird-watching walk. All other classes will meet at field sites. An itinerary and directions to field sites will be distributed at the first class meeting.
For information visit
http://www.marin.edu/CommunityEducation/ce-reginfo.html
or call 415-485-9305
SANTA ROSA WILD BIRD CENTER
- walks for only $10 (also receive store discounts)
new! – The Wild Bird Center of Santa Rosa is sponsoring bird walks open to the general public. Our next scheduled walk is Wednesday, Autust 31 on the West County Trail in Graton. The walk starts at 9am and lasts apoprosimately 2 hours. To get there from Highway 101: Take the Highway 12 (west) exit. Drive to Sebastopol and turn north on Highway 116 (toward Guerneville). Drvie a couple miles until you reach Green Valley Road (gas station on the norteast corner of the intersection). Turn left (west) on Green Valley Road for about a mile or 2. Just after going through the small community of Graton, look for a sign for the West County Trail on the right side of the road. Park near this sign. There is a bridge and some willow trees in the Area.
To sign up contact:
http://www.wildbird.com/franchisee/str/home
or call (707) 526-4323
PETALUMA ADULT SCHOOL
Discovering the Birds of Sonoma County
Instructor: Lisa Hug
Learn about the birds that inhabit Sonoma County while exploring local natural areas. We will have two evening PowerPoint programs. One program features the local waterbirds and the other features the local landbirds. We also have four Saturday field trips at which we explore natural areas and discover the local birdlife. This is a fun way to discover the presence of egrets, hawks, sandpipers, ducks and many more types of birds that are present in our area. Bring layered clothing, comfortable walking shoes, water, snacks, lunch, a field guide and binoculars to the field trips. There may be additional park entrance fees for some field trips. (2 in-class meetings; 4 field trips)
WED 10/5, 10/19 7:00 – 9:00 pm
SAT 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Course #813200
Fee $69.00
http://petalumacityschools.org/adult/spring2011/courses/nature.
POINT REYES FIELD SEMINARS<
Sunday, December 11 • 9 AM – 3 PM • $80 ($60 PRNSA Members)
Many birders find identifying gulls an intimidating process, but it doesn’t have to be! Join Lisa to learn some simple strategies that can take some of the intimidation and frustration out of gull identification. You won’t become an expert overnight, but you may become more courageous! We will start in the classroom with slides and discussion, and then head outdoors to practice identifying gulls in the field and on the fly.
See my gift gallery at http://www.zazzle.com/naturalphotos
