Bird sightings can happen anywhere whether you’re looking out your kitchen window or traveling to far-away places. But can you actually tell one from another? Don’t despair, there are clues you can use to identify many species. Cover the art and science of bird identification when you discuss such field marks as overall size and shape, bill structure, basic/alternative plumage, sex differences, distinctive postures when feeding or resting and much more. Learn a process to identify birds that includes their behaviors, the time of day, the time of the year and the locations seen. Leave with the visual skills and auditory skills to enhance your enjoyment of the avian world around you.

Dates: April 26 – May 3, 2019
Meets: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: Creutzburg Center 200
Instructor: Phil Witmer
$59.00 Course Fee

Learn the joys of watching birds in your backyard and the keys to identifying the birds you see. Explore techniques for attracting a wide variety of birds, methods for providing a safe habitat for our feathered friends and tools for enhancing the experience.

Dates: April 5-12, 2019
Meets: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: Creutzburg Center 200
Instructor: Phil Witmer
$59.00 Course Fee

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