Saturday, February 25 – 8:15 AM–12:30 PM at Pine Jog Environmental Center, 301 Summit Boulevard (corner of Summit Blvd. & Jog Road)
Cost: $30 for the day/$25 with pre-registration. Individual classes: one hour classes are $12; Birding by Ear with Paddy is $15, and Bird Behavior with Clive is $20. Space is limited. Call Paton 561-818-7574 to pre-register or email Paton at patonrwhite@aol.com.
8:15–8:45 Registration
8:30–9:30 Birding by Ear and Impression with Paddy
Cunningham. Please preregister for this class as it will start promptly. Listen and watch for birds in Pine Jog’s native gardens. Learn to identify birds by sound and impression from one of South Florida’s premier birders!
8:45–10:40 Birding and Bird Behavior with Clive Pinnock. This class is for the beginner and intermediate birder. Clive, manager of Okeeheelee Nature Center, will present the tools that will make us all better birders and then show how the bird’s behavior is a result of it’s biology and environment. Know what you are looking at by where it is and what it is doing!
9:40–10:50 Warblers Made Easy with Paddy Cunnigham. There is no easy cure for warbler neck, but learn the easy clues. This is the time to review and expand your knowledge of warblers, spring migration is just a few weeks away.
11:00–12:00 Raptor Biology with Clive Pinnock and his Feathered Friends. Learn how owls, hawks and eagles live and hunt. What similarities do they share and why; what is each ones niche in the environment?
11:00–12:00 Lifers for Birders with Paddy Cunningham. Be prepared! Use time tested tips for gaining life birds with less time, effort and money. Learn the tricks that great birders use and expand your list.
About the presenters:
Paddy Cunningham is a professional naturalist and bird guide and coordinator the Everglades Birding Festival. Clive Pinnock, former National Park Service wildlife biologist, is manager of Okeeheelee Nature Center. Clive will be assisted by live birds of prey.
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