Classes

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Golden Gate Audubon collaborates with Albany Adult School to offer a variety of beginning and intermediate classes that focus on natural history. Most classes combine classroom sessions with field trips and are aimed at learning new skills, exploring local and regional birding locations—and having fun!

 

Golden Gate Audubon also recommends classes in San Francisco taught by Joe Morlan. For information on his upcoming classes, visit Joe Morlan's California Birding Pages http://fog.ccsf.edu/~jmorlan.

 

 

Winter Classes at the Albany Adult School

 

Classes at Albany Adult School

This winter, Golden Gate Audubon is sponsoring three classes at Albany Adult School . Register online at www.albany.k12.ca.us/adult/birding.html (classes are in the Audubon/Nature Studies category) or by calling 510.559.6580.

 

Birds of the Bay Area

Rusty Scalf and Bob Lewis

Four Wednesday night classes, January 7 – 28, 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Three field trips on Saturday or Sunday following classes, and a fourth weekend-long trip January 31 – February 1.

With ducks, geese, and swans flocking to the Central Valley, and raptors and shorebirds everywhere, winter is a special season in Northern California . Join an enthusiastic group of birders and learn to identify birds of the Bay Area. For more information go to www.wingbeats.org.

 

Birds & Butterflies—Easy Garden Enchantment

Corinne Greenberg

Four Tuesday lectures, Jan. 13 – Feb. 3, 7 – 9 p.m., and one field trip, Saturday morning, February 7.

Set out a welcome for birds, butterflies, and other beneficial critters. Be captivated by the beauty of native plants as you learn year-round ecological gardening. Gorgeous slide shows, environmental and natural history, and easy garden management lessons will help you create an enchanting wildlife habitat. Fabulous field trip. See www.thegardenisateacher.com for details. Materials fee is $5, payable to instructor.

 

Birding By Ear—Winter Session

Denise Wight

Four Thursday evenings, February 26 – March 19, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Four Saturday field trips, February 28 – March 21, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Birds communicate by making a variety of sounds all year long, even in the middle of winter. This class will focus on bird sounds heard at this time of year in our area. We will learn to locate and identify birds by chips and calls as well as the songs of some species that are now starting to sing. For more information, email blkittiwake@yahoo.com.

 

 

Winter East Bay Class

 

Zen and the Art of Mushroom Hunting

Debbie Viess

One Thursday evening class, Feb. 12, 7:30 – 9 p.m. with one field trip, February 15, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.; location to be announced.

Discover the world of mushrooms with an experienced and engaging guide. The workshop consists of an evening slide lecture, including hands-on material, and a day in the field at a premier mushrooming location.

Location: Golden Gate Audubon office, 2530 San Pablo Avenue , Suite G. Fee is $35 fee. To register, call GGA at 510.843.2222.

 

 

 

Oakland Museum Class

 

North American Owls

Dave Quady

Oakland Museum of California

Three evening lectures February 17, 18, 24; 7 – 8:30 p.m., and three weekend evening field trips, dates to be determined.

Seldom seen but often heard, owls hold a fascination for most of us. Learn what makes an owl different from other birds, how to identify them by sight and sound, and understand more about their habits and habitats. Classes will be illustrated with slides, and with the sounds of these birds of the night. On field trips, we will attempt to hear and see some of the species we'll discuss.

$75 fee. Sign-ups begin at noon on Monday, January 5. First come, first served. To register, call GGA at 510.843.2222.

 

 

 

Winter San Francisco Class

 

Wild Birds of San Francisco

Eddie Bartley

Two Thursday evening lectures, Jan 22 and 29; three Saturday field trips, January 17, 24, and 31.

Join a fun and enthusiastic group in an introduction to many of the amazing birds that inhabit the San Francisco Bay Area in winter, and discover their local habitats. Presentations include colorful bird imagery, information on optics and field guides, identification techniques, and more. 

Location: San Francisco Botanical Garden 's County Fair Building. The first meeting will be at the main entrance to the Botanical Garden at 9 a.m. on January 17. The fee is $50. For information, contact eddie@naturetrip.com (www.naturetrip.com). To register, call GGA at 510.843.2222.