Classes

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Summer East Bay Classes

 

The following two classes are offered by Golden Gate Audubon Society. Classes are held at the GGAS office at 2530 San Pablo Avenue , Berkeley . To register, call GGAS at 510.843.2222

 

Build a Nest Box for Your Backyard

Marjorie Blackwell: 510.654.4456, or email: marjb@sbcglobal.net .

Saturday, June 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. SIGN UP by Friday, June 19, 2009.

Cost: Golden Gate Audubon members: $15 per box; non-members: $20. For an additional $10, we will provide a 5-foot pole to mount the box and send a knowledgeable Wildcare volunteer to mount and install the box in your backyard. Backyards and neighboring areas must be free and clear of pesticides, herbicides and outdoor cats. Homeowners also must agree to clean the box once a year. Monitoring nesting activity in springtime would be most helpful.

Limit: 30 participants

 

Golden Gate Audubon and Wildcare of Marin County are sponsoring a
Nest Box Building Workshop for:Western Chickadees, Tree Swallows, flycatchers, Western Bluebirds We will provide all materials (see below) and hands-on instruction in how to assemble nest boxes. No experience necessary! Participants may take their boxes home and place them in backyards, or they may donate boxes for placement in East Bay Regional Parks or other public parks.

 

The Romance of Birds

Eddie Bartley, eddie@naturetrip.com ( www.naturetrip.com )

Four Thursday evening Lectures, July 9 - 30, 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Four Sunday field trips, July 12 – August 2

 

This new class on bird behavior and physiology will focus on local nesting birds that are here in the summer. Presentations include colorful imagery and discussions of bonding, nesting and parenting behaviors of waterfowl, waders, raptors, shorebirds, hummers and songbirds. We'll also greet shorebirds returning from their northerly breeding grounds and have fun comparing birds in fresh juvenal plumages from adults in worn breeding plumages.

 

Note: one fieldtrip to Frank's dump includes a hike of about one mile each way on a flat path. The trip will be in the afternoon.

$80 fee (limit 20 students)

 

 

Golden Gate Audubon is sponsoring the following class through the Albany Adult School, 601 San Gabriel Avenue, Albany. Register online at http://albany.k12.ca.us/adult/ or call 510.559.6580 for more information.

 

Birds and Butterflies: Easy Garden Enchantment

Corinne Greenberg, www.thegardenisteacher.com

Four Tuesday evenings, July 7 – 28, 7 – 9 p.m.

One Saturday field trip, August 1

Welcome birds, butterflies, and more. Learn year-around ecological gardening management to create wildlife habitat.

$5 materials fee, payable to instructor.

 

 

San Francisco Botanical Garden Class

The following class is offered by Golden Gate Audubon Society. Classes are held off-site. To register, call GGAS at 510.843.2222

 

Wild Birds of San Francisco : An Introduction

Eddie Bartley, eddie@naturetrip.com ( www.naturetrip.com )

Two Tuesday evening lectures, July 21 - 28, 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Three Saturday field trips, July 18 – August 1

 

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

 

The first meeting will be at the main entrance to the Botanical Garden at 10 am on July 18.

$60 fee

 

Joe Morlan's Fall Classes in San Francisco

Evening classes taught by Joe Morlan and endorsed by Golden Gate Audubon start in September. All classes meet 7–9:15 p.m. at Marina Middle School, 3500 Fillmore at Bay Street. Morlan is the coauthor of Birds of San Francisco and the Bay Area and Birds of Northern California. He is also coordinator of the recorded Northern California Birdbox sponsored by Golden Gate Audubon.

 

Field Ornithology I, a thorough introduction to birds and birding, meets on Tuesdays from September 15 to October 27. Field Ornithology II, an in-depth study of land birds including hummingbirds, woodpeckers, and flycatchers, meets on Wednesdays from September 16 to October 28. Field Ornithology III, covering ducks, grouse, quail, and other North American birds, meets on Thursdays from September 17 to October 29. Optional field trips are arranged on weekends.

 

For more details, go to Joe Morlan's website. Preregistration is strongly advised (participants registering a week prior to the start of classes receive a $10 discount). Follow the links on his website to register for the classes. Registration for fall begins on July 1.