2022 BEGINNING WORKSHOPS
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Birding 101
Presented by Cassidy Ficker
Date: Friday, May 6, 2022
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Fee: $10
Registration Required: Yes
Flipping through the pages of a field guide can be very intimidating to a new birder, with countless photos and unfamiliar terms. Before learning the differences between species, it is important to learn what one should be looking for. From locating important field marks to explaining what terms such as "bill droopiness" and "supercilium" actually mean, join this presentation to understand how to work through identifying birds on your own!
Date: Friday, May 6, 2022
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Fee: $10
Registration Required: Yes
Flipping through the pages of a field guide can be very intimidating to a new birder, with countless photos and unfamiliar terms. Before learning the differences between species, it is important to learn what one should be looking for. From locating important field marks to explaining what terms such as "bill droopiness" and "supercilium" actually mean, join this presentation to understand how to work through identifying birds on your own!
Introduction to Warbler Identification
Presented by Tom Stephenson
Date: Saturday, May 7, 2022
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Fee: $10
Registration Required: Yes
Warblers are some of the most beautiful birds in the world. In this lecture we'll look at lots of pictures, to prove that point! We'll also cover where and what to look for first when you see an unknown species. We'll discuss some basic vocabulary that helps train your eye to see some of these most important ID points. And we'll also talk about some of their songs, why they sing, and how they learn their songs.
Date: Saturday, May 7, 2022
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Fee: $10
Registration Required: Yes
Warblers are some of the most beautiful birds in the world. In this lecture we'll look at lots of pictures, to prove that point! We'll also cover where and what to look for first when you see an unknown species. We'll discuss some basic vocabulary that helps train your eye to see some of these most important ID points. And we'll also talk about some of their songs, why they sing, and how they learn their songs.
Raptors 101: Identification Made Easy
Presented by Alex Sundevall
Date: Monday, May 9, 2022
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Fee: $10
Registration Required: Yes
Raptor identification can be a confusing and daunting process for beginner and advanced birders alike. This talk will finally make you a bit more confident in answering the question: "Is this a Sharpie, or a Cooper's?" and attempts to make Raptor ID more approachable by learning tips and tricks for each species.
Date: Monday, May 9, 2022
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Fee: $10
Registration Required: Yes
Raptor identification can be a confusing and daunting process for beginner and advanced birders alike. This talk will finally make you a bit more confident in answering the question: "Is this a Sharpie, or a Cooper's?" and attempts to make Raptor ID more approachable by learning tips and tricks for each species.
Birding Apps: Enriching Your Birding Experience With Smartphone Technology
Presented by Gautam Apte
Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Fee: $10
Registration Required: Yes
Gautam Apte will be discussing how apps on your smart phone can improve your birding experience! From data recording apps like eBird, to various field guide and bird identification apps, to weather apps that can be used to predict migration movements and even help find vagrant rarities, we will discuss how to use some of these apps and their corresponding web versions to improve your skills, target specific species, observe even more birds, and generally get more enjoyment out of your birding experience.
Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Fee: $10
Registration Required: Yes
Gautam Apte will be discussing how apps on your smart phone can improve your birding experience! From data recording apps like eBird, to various field guide and bird identification apps, to weather apps that can be used to predict migration movements and even help find vagrant rarities, we will discuss how to use some of these apps and their corresponding web versions to improve your skills, target specific species, observe even more birds, and generally get more enjoyment out of your birding experience.
The 7 Fold Path to Better Birding
Instructor: Stephen Ingraham
Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Fee: $10
Registration Required: Yes
Everything you will wish someone had told you as a beginning birder, in seven easy precepts. Something here for birders of all levels.
Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Fee: $10
Registration Required: Yes
Everything you will wish someone had told you as a beginning birder, in seven easy precepts. Something here for birders of all levels.
Making Windows Safe for Birds
Presented by Heidi Trudell
Date: Thursday, May 12, 2022
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Fee: $10
Registration Required: Yes
Want cheap and simple solutions to birds hitting windows? Want to find out what’s wrong with most products on the market? Window collision myth busting will help you find out what to do and what not to do! Find out how the Animal Help Now app (ahnow.org) can help you respond to stunned birds quickly using best practices. Nearly a billion birds are killed each year in the US alone, when they collide with glass structures. With native bird populations in steep decline, it's critical to take immediate action to reduce the human threats to their survival. In addition to habitat loss and outdoor cats, glass is the leading cause of death among songbirds: these, and other factors will be explored during the session. You will walk away empowered with knowledge of tangible solutions that can be applied universally.
Date: Thursday, May 12, 2022
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Fee: $10
Registration Required: Yes
Want cheap and simple solutions to birds hitting windows? Want to find out what’s wrong with most products on the market? Window collision myth busting will help you find out what to do and what not to do! Find out how the Animal Help Now app (ahnow.org) can help you respond to stunned birds quickly using best practices. Nearly a billion birds are killed each year in the US alone, when they collide with glass structures. With native bird populations in steep decline, it's critical to take immediate action to reduce the human threats to their survival. In addition to habitat loss and outdoor cats, glass is the leading cause of death among songbirds: these, and other factors will be explored during the session. You will walk away empowered with knowledge of tangible solutions that can be applied universally.