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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In 1993, Dr. Meyer finally achieved his life’s dream of being paid to look at birds when he joined the faculty of Austin College. He has birded both coasts of the U.S. extensively and now has spent a quarter century birding in Texas and Oklahoma. The proximity of Austin College to Hagerman NWR has made research on prairie birds easy and convenient and he has been studying song learning and singing in Painted Buntings for over a decade. Dr. Meyer is also a sought after speaker for Master Naturalist groups and a frequent speaker at the Friends of Hagerman NWR second Saturday programs.