Beginning Birding Course
Learn about common backyard birds, like this Cedar Waxwing by Donnie Simmons
Dr. Wayne Meyer will lead a four-session course this spring on identifying and enjoying local birds. Beginning in late March, the classes will cover the basics—how to use binoculars and field guides, recognize common local species, and find birds in the field.
We will spend approximately 90 minutes each day in a classroom and the rest of the time out on the refuge looking at birds. Each day of the course will focus different aspects of birding.
Students enrolled in the course are encouraged to attend all four sessions.
Sessions will be from 8 AM until noon the following Saturdays:
Four Saturdays: 3/28, 4/4, 4/11 and 4/18
Time: 8:00 to 12:00 PM
Cost: Free
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Dr. Wayne Meyer, an ornithologist, began birding at the age of 13 in Connecticut. He has birded extensively on both coasts of the United States and has spent the past quarter century birding in Texas and Oklahoma. Dr. Meyer has conducted extensive research on prairie birds and has been studying song learning and vocal development in Painted Buntings for more than a decade. He is a sought-after speaker for Master Naturalist groups and a frequent presenter at the Friends of Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge Second Saturday programs.
