Registration fee is $90 for the whole term and $45 for a half term. Individual trips are $30. Register online or contact me.

The class meets every Wednesday morning for 10 weeks, with six fieldtrips and four class sessions. Classes will discuss binocular use and techniques of bird identification, observation, behavior and distribution. Fieldtrips to beautiful nature preserves such as Coyote Hills, Arrowhead Marsh, Las Gallinas and the Berkeley-Emeryville Shoreline will provide practical experience in bird observation techniques. Total species observed during the semester usually averages 75-80, with a great variety of raptor, shorebird, wildfowl and songbird species seen. Birds frequently observed include Red-winged Blackbirds, Western bluebirds, Great and Snowy egrets, California quail, Avocets, stilt, Willet, Chestnut-backed chickadee, Red-tailed hawks, White-tailed kites, Bewick’s wren, Yellow-rump Warblers, Nuttall’s and Acorn woodpeckers and Double-crested cormorants, among others. Class sessions include films, lectures, book reviews and readings, and is designed for beginning and intermediate level students. Car-pooling available for field trips.