Hi Tweets,

There is still time to apply for Seattle Audubon's Master Birder Program.
If you are interested in applying, please contact Mary Anne Thorbeck for
an application. Her e-mail address is maryannethorbeck at attbi.com

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The Master Birder program is part of Seattle Audubon's adult education
program and is intended for birders at the advanced intermediate level.
The Master Birder program seeks to provide participants with the
background
needed to become a leader or active participant in the education,
advocacy,
preservation and scientific programs of the Seattle Audubon Society.

The course is taught two nights per week for seven months, spread over
two
consecutive years. In 2003 classes start in February and run through
April.
In 2004, classes will start in February and run through March. Classes
are
from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. on Monday and Wednesday evenings. They are held
at
the University of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture. Two or more
weekend field trips will take place each year.

This is an intensive program that will include four required texts,
weekly
readings as well as written homework assignments and a final exam each
year. The
focus of the class will be on Washington birds: their identification and
natural history. Dr. Dennis Paulson will lecture once a week alternating
with experts from a wide variety of fields on the other class day.

In exchange for Master Birder training, participants "pay back" a minimum
of 100 hours
of volunteer time to Seattle Audubon over a three year period. In the
first year of training, a minimum of 25 hours volunteer time is required.

Admittance to the program is based on a written application and the
results
of a bird slide quiz. Application packets will be available
mid-September,
2002.

If you are interested in applying to the program, please contact Mary
Anne Thorbeck at
maryannethorbeck at attbi.com
posted by Linda Wakeman, Seattle
L4502 at juno.com