AT: GCBO – Waterfowl of the Upper Texas Coast

Hybrid – 2 Virtual Sessions and 1 Field Session – Register for Course

WATERFOWL OF THE UPPER TEXAS COAST WITH BOB FRIEDRICHS

ID Classes & Field Trip

6:00-8:00PM Monday, January 22nd, 2024 – Class session #1 (Zoom). Slides by Ron Weeks.

6:00-8:00PM Wednesday January 24th, 2024 – Class session #2 (Zoom). Slides by Ron Weeks.

8:00AM Saturday January 27^th, 2024 – Field Trip

• Details will be shared as date approaches and we know where the ducks are.
• RAIN PLAN: The ducks won’t mind rain, so we will only move the field trip date if there is a heavy storm predicted on the 27th.

Unfamiliar with Zoom and online workshops? Not to worry! Zoom is quite easy to use on either a computer or smart phone. Our staff is willing and able to answer any questions that you have about this virtual format.

Class Synopsis:

Join GCBO Board President Bob Friedrichs for an in-depth look at local waterfowl.  This course will have two weekday evening classroom sessions via Zoom followed by a full-day field trip to the coastal marshes to put what we learned into practice.   You can expect to learn about the 29 waterfowl species seen annually in the Greater Houston area including:

• Identification basics including photo quizzes
• Breeding and wintering ranges along with the best local spots to find them
• Molt including “eclipse” plumages of males
• Habitat and diet
• Vocalizations – No, they don’t all go “quack”!

The course fee of $200.00 includes:

• Both classes and the field trip (car caravan for convenient departures)
• Sibley’s Ducks, Geese, and Swans of Eastern North America (folding laminated field card)
• Helping save birds, as the fee goes directly to supporting GCBO’s many conservation programs

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