Saturdays, September 20 & 27: Birding For Beginners

Birding for Beginners: A Field Workshop for Adults Age 15 and Up
Workshop with Liz Gaspar and Tim Matthews
Saturday, September 20 & 27, 2014,  9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Cachuma Lake Recreation Area

“Birding” is an active way to sharpen awareness and knowledge of the outdoors, whether the out-of-doors is wild or “domestic.” This two session field workshop offers the basics of birding and identification. Skills covered include how to “see” birds in the blink of an eye, bird observation, optimal binocular handling and use, and use of field.guides. We will cover basics of bird evolution and adaptation, and examine habitats and how birds live and move in them. We will spend time in a class setting and in the field the first session, and entirely in the field on the Cachuma Lake pontoon boat the second session.
Binoculars will be available for loan each day.

To register, please call or email Liz Gaspar @ (805) 688-4515, Lgaspar@sbparks.org.
Fee: $15 per person, plus $10 park entry per vehicle. Workshop Limit: 20 birders