Connecticut Audubon Society's FALL 2020 VIRTUAL COURSES
Each 6- week course will include a weekly live webinar as well as provide a weekly resource list of recommended field guides, apps, and websites, a weekly quiz to test your knowledge, datasheets, discussion questions and more! In addition, program participants will be provided with a platform to share photos, ask questions, and share their own tips and tricks! Each course is limited to 25 participants. $60 members; $75 non-members.
Course requires the use of Zoom and Google Docs and will take place within Google Classroom. Program details and access to Google Classroom will be provided in a follow-up email upon registration.
BEYOND BIRDING FALL
SEPTEMBER 14 – OCTOBER 23rd
Birding is quickly becoming one of the most popular outdoor activities in the United States, with millions of people watching our feathered friends every day. Whether you are new to birding and want to join in this community, or are a seasoned veteran who wants to brush up on their skills, this course will give you the tools to confidently and successfully be a birder. This course is great for beginning birders and will cover a wide variety of topics to get you ready for fall migration. Live sessions will be on Wednesdays from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Register here.
Instructor: Joe Attwater, RTP Estuary Center teacher-naturalist
Weekly Program topics will include:
Week 1: Birding Overview: Getting Started
Week 2: Bird ID 101: Shape, Size, and Color
Week 3: Birding by Ear
Week 4: Birding by Habitat
Week 5: Bird Behavior
Click here for weekly descriptions
REGISTER HERE
BEYOND BIRDING 2.0: INTERMEDIATE SKILLS FOR BEGINNING BIRDING
SEPTEMBER 21 – OCTOBER 30
Fall is the time when the identification skills of a birder are most challenged, but also one of the most rewarding, as we see an influx of species. In this course, we will go a little deeper into what you need to know to identify some of the avian families we see in Connecticut in the fall. You will learn where birds go during the fall migration, what they do, and how they prepare for winter. This is a great course for those birders who want to go beyond the basics of identification or for those looking to brush up on their skills.
Live sessions will be on Wednesdays from 7:30 -8:30 p.m. Register here.
Instructor: Joe Attwater, RTP Estuary Center teacher-naturalist
Weekly Program topics will include:
Week 1: Fall Migration
Week 2: Warblers
Week 3: Swallows
Week 4: Raptors
Week 5: Sparrows
Week 6: Getting Ready for Winter
Click here for weekly descriptions
REGISTER HERE