Bird School with Rich Stallcup for PRBO Members

Please check back soon for the 2011 Bird School schedule!

2010 Dates

OCTOBER
20 - Oceanbirds and the Continental Shelf at CORDELL BANK
27 - LOONS,HERONS, TERNS and dragonflies

NOVEMBER
3 - FLYCATCHERS and avian albinism
10 - RAPTORS (hawks and owls)
17 - Perching Birds #1

DECEMBER
1 - HUMMINGBIRDS,WOODPECKERS,CORVIDS, PARADS and amphibians
8 - WADERS (sandpipers and plovers)
15 - WARBLERS, VIREOS and RAILS
29 - Perching Birds #2 …and reptiles

2011
JANUARY
5 - GULLS    (OH GREAT!!)
12 - Field Trip TBA

This ten-week course will cover many major bird families in California.  Sessions will be will be held at PRBO’s Petaluma headquarters www.prbo.org/cms/376 and will start at 9:30 am and end around 3:00 pm.  Each session will be half classroom and half field trip.  The classroom portion will begin at 0930 in the big conference room at PRBO’s Shollenberger office and will go roughly 3 hours.  There will be handouts and an illustrated lecture.  We will have lunch there then head off (by car or on foot) for a couple of hours birding, with the location to be announced.  Details to the meeting spot will be provided prior.  Bring a field lunch and dress for the weather!

Cost: $50 per class, $450 for all 10.*
*Please note - First priority will be given to people signing up for the entire course (all 10 classes).  If there is still room we will take sign ups for individual classes.

To sign up or for more information:
Please contact Missy Wipf at mwipf@prbo.org or (707) 781-2555 ext. 302.

If you are not a current PRBO Member, you will be required to join when you sign up for Bird School.