Submitted by The Whale Museum

Increase your birding skills through field trips and presentations! This year’s Winter Birding Workshop, a collaboration with The Whale Museum and San Juan Islands Audubon, will take place the weekend of March 8-10.

This workshop is ideal for those wishing to continue their education as a naturalist or for those who simply love birds! In this course, participants will have great opportunities to learn about identifying birds in their winter plumage, groups and species of birds, their needs, behaviors, and habitats, as well as migration and population patterns via hands-on field experience and classroom learning. San Juan Islands Audubon President and birding expert Barbara Jensen will lead us through the course, which includes classroom sessions and field trips on San Juan Island.

The course begins on Friday evening, March 8 and will be full days on March 9 and 10 (approximately 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.). The class is limited to 13 participants and will take place at The Whale Museum and various sites on San Juan Island. Lectures, class materials and transportation to field sites from The Whale Museum, refreshments on the March 8, as well as light breakfast foods and lunches on the March 9 and 10 are included in the tuition cost. If needed, you are responsible for your own transportation and lodging if traveling to San Juan Island.

Register here: https://whalemuseum.org/products/copy-of-winter-birding-workshop-in-the-san-juans-february-7-9-2020?_pos=1&_sid=33ab2b479&_ss=r. For more information, contact Tracie Merrill at tracie@whalemuseum.org.

The Whale Museum is located in Friday Harbor at 62 First St. N. Founded in 1976, The Whale Museum’s mission is to promote stewardship of whales and the Salish Sea ecosystem through education and research. In addition to providing exhibits, the Museum also provides programs including the Marine Naturalist Training, Orca Adoption Program, SeaSound.org Acoustics, Soundwatch, San Juan County Marine Mammal Stranding Network, and the Whale Hotline.