[birding] Beginning Birding and Birding By Ear classes coming up

[Lisa Millbank]

The Audubon Society of Corvallis' birding classes are coming up soon, see registration information below.  The "Birding in the Willamette Valley" is especially for beginners or people new to the area. "Birding by Ear" is for birders who are generally familiar with common birds, and are interested in identifying birds by songs and calls. 

Birding in the Willamette Valley 
We'll learn identification skills, how to choose field guides and binoculars, and birding sites. We'll spend time outside with the birds at the peak of springtime. 
. Classroom sessions: Wednesdays, May 20 & 27, 7-9 pm. 
. Field Trips: Saturdays, May 23 & 30, 9 am-noon 
. Cost: $24 

Birding by Ear 
Would you like to know your local bird songs and calls? Learn to listen and remember bird sounds. Beginners, take "Birding in the Willamette Valley" first. 
. Classroom sessions: Wednesdays, June 3 & 10, 7-9pm. 
. Field Trips: Saturdays, June 6 & 13, 9 am-noon 
. Cost: $24 

Instructors: Don Boucher & Lisa Millbank 

Class information: Don Boucher, 753-7689, bouchdon at peak.org. 

Registration: Corvallis Environmental Center, 753-9211 or info at corvallisenvironmentalcenter.org

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