Hi all:
Just a quick note to let you know that the following Seattle Audubon Society
classes still have
space available. Information can also be found on the website at
www.seattleaudubon.org. To register, please contact the Nature Shop at
206.523.4483.



Ornithology for the Birder Series
Breeding Bird Behavior
With John Wingfield, PhD, University of Washington

The life cycle of birds involves major changes in body structure, physiology
and behavior. In these two classes we will take a close look at behaviors
associated with breeding. For example, why do birds sing and why does
singing rate change with time of year? Why do some birds flock and others
defend exclusive territories? Finally we will explore types of parental
behavior and the nests that birds construct to raise their young.

Class: Monday, May 5 and Wednesday, May 7, 7-9:00PM
Location: Douglas Classroom, CUH
Cost: $40 SAS members, $55 non-members
Limit: 40




Birds and Botany of Washington's Ponderosa Pine Zone
With Brenda Senturia, Master Birder

In this class we will explore the diverse avifauna of the Ponderosa Pine
zone of Eastern Washington. We will also cover the major plant species and
habitat characteristics as well as the many bird species that inhabit
Ponderosa Pine forests, including White-headed Woodpeckers, White-breasted
Nuthatches, Gray Flycatchers, and Western Bluebirds. We will also discuss
fire ecology.

Class: Monday, May 12 and Wednesday, May 14, 7 - 9:00 PM
Location: Douglas Classroom, CUH
Field Trip: Saturday, May 17 or Sunday May 18
Cost: $60 SAS members, $75 nonmembers
Limit: 24




Wild Plants of Greater Seattle
With Arthur Lee Jacobson, author of Trees of Seattle etc; a lifelong
Seattleite with 20+ years of plant-study. To learn more go to
www.arthurleej.com.

A lively way to learn the ID and attributes of urban and suburban wild
plants. Get acquainted with native and non-native trees, shrubs, weeds,
wildflowers, and grasses. Whether you know much or not, you will enhance
your understanding and appreciation of greenery in the city. The class
consists of two slide-illustrated evening lectures to serve as a broad
overview and introduction, and a weekend field trip to see, touch, sniff and
sometimes taste living plants. Optional text is the instructor's book Wild
Plants of Greater Seattle.

Class: Tuesday, May 27 and Thursday, May 29, 7-9:00PM
Location: Issacson Boardroom, CUH
Field Trip: Saturday, May 31, 9-12:00 Noon
Cost: $50 for SAS members, $65 for non-members
Limit: 15




Ornithology for the Birder Series
Birding by Number
with Todd Hass, PhD, Research Scientist and Lecturer, School of Aquatic and
Fishery Sciences, University of Washington

With a pinch of practicality and a dash of statistics, birding can inform
ornithology. Join us for a review of the scientific method and its
application to avian conservation. Learn how to count again and to make your
lists count!
Class: Monday, June 2, 7-9:00PM
Location: Wedgwood Presbyterian, Fireside Rm.
Cost: $25 members, $40 nonmembers
Limit: 25



An Introduction to the Flycatchers and Warblers of Washington
with Kevin Aanerud, Chairperson of the Washington Bird Records Committee

This course will feature identification by sight and sound of the regularly
occurring species found in the state, including the notoriously
difficult-to-identify flycatchers of the empidonax genus. Learn where and
when to find our visiting flycatchers and warblers during their migrations
and in their breeding habitats.
The full-day field trip will explore the east slope of the Cascades and all
of the various habitats along the I-90 corridor.
Class: Monday, June 9 and Wednesday, June 18
Time: 7:00-9:00PM
Location: Wedgwood Presbyterian, Fireside Rm.
Field Trip: Saturday, June 21
Cost: $65 members, $80 nonmembers
Limit: 25




Protection Island Birding
With George Gerdts

A trip to Protection Island's breeding grounds is an unforgettable
experience. Join George Gerdts, naturalist, aboard a spacious 69 foot
custom built yacht and experience the richness of Protection Island. Enjoy
the excitement of this 400 acre National Wildlife Refuge where over 70% of
the nesting marine birds of the Puget Sound area breed. Expect to get great
looks at nesting Glaucous-winged Gulls, Rhinoceros Auklets, Pigeon
Guillemots, Double crested and Pelagic Cormorants, Black Oystercatchers and
yes - even Tufted Puffins!

Cruise date: Sunday, June 29, 2003
Time: Leaving Port Townsend at 10:00am, returning 1:30pm
Cost: $55.00 per person
Limit: 20





Pelagic Birding in Washington
With Mike Donahue
The west coast of North America offers some of the best seabirding anywhere
in the world! The rich waters 20-40 miles offshore support a diversity of
species-albatrosses, storm petrels, shearwaters and jaegers-that spend much
of the year in the waters far offshore at the edge of the continental shelf.
If you've heard about pelagic birding but wasn't sure what was involved,
this class is for you!

Two classroom sessions will cover the diversity of seabirds that are found
offshore, focusing on natural history and identification, as well as how to
prepare for a pelagic trip.

Class: Tuesdays, July 22 and July 29, 7-9 p.m.
Location: Douglas Classroom, Center for Urban Horticulture
Cost of class only: $45 members, $60 nonmembers
Limit for class: 40

Optional field trip: Saturday, August 2. We will be joining an already
scheduled pelagic trip with Westport Seabirds. The boat departs from
Westport at 6 a.m., and participants should be at the dock no later than
5:45 a.m. The boat will return between 3 and 4 p.m.

Cost of field trip: $90, payable to the instructor. To register for the
field trip, contact Mike Donahue at 206-323-9889. Register early; there is
typically a waiting list for pelagic birding trips, and spaces that have
been reserved for class participants will not be held after early July.
Limit for field trip: 10

Note: This course does not provide lodging or transportation to Westport
for the field trip. Participants will need to arrange these on their own.
Participants who sign up for the field trip portion of the class will
receive information on lodging in advance of the first class.


Marissa J. Benavente
Classes Committee Chairperson
Seattle Audubon Society
junebugrocks at attbi.com
206.522.5273


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