AT: Birding for Fun – Next Level Birding

Virtual. Each class is $15.   To register visit website here.

For your convenience, you can sign up for a single workshop at any time, or for the entire month at once on the first week of each month!

Register now to join Kristine Rivers with Birding for Fun for our Next Level Birding Virtual Workshops! Classes are held via Zoom on Thursdays at 7pm unless otherwise noted. Series is ongoing and participants may join us at any time; there is no specific start date.

These interactive workshops are designed for intermediate birders and those who have completed the Beginner Birding Series; all experience levels are welcome.

Each week we’ll surprise you with virtual field trips to current birding hotspots, sharing our videos of species we’ve encountered there – but you’ll have to identify them to discover what we saw! In this fun workshop, you’ll practice observation skills to decipher clues about appearance, habitat, behavior, season, and range. Bring your favorite field guide and/or app to help solve these real-life identification puzzles!

• In this Birding for Fun series, we share our personal videos of species we encounter while out birding for your enjoyment and education. We go birding at all times of the day, during all kinds of weather, throughout all seasons, in a wide variety of habitats, so we see a wonderful variety of species, plumages, and behaviors.

• Our primary objective is to encourage careful observation, which is critical to identification. For that reason, we spend a lot of time with each video, describing what we’re seeing BEFORE tackling identification – not only field marks, but body shape and size, general family group (i.e., wader, raptor, sparrow, etc.), behavior, habitat, or anything else that might aid in identification. We ask a lot of open-ended questions to guide the discussion and get everyone thinking!

• Our secondary objective is to build confidence with identification, without the stress often experienced in the field. Workshops are conducted at a relaxed pace, in a fun and encouraging environment. Participants have varying levels of experience, and we want everyone to feel comfortable asking questions, learning to hone observation skills, and have a chance to describe what they’re seeing. If you’re able to ID a species immediately, that’s great! Sit back and listen, you’re sure to learn something. We always include identification tips and tricks, and interesting information about each species.

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