Subject: Upcoming Seattle Audubon Classes
Date: Jul 16 21:41:08 2004
From: Vicki King - vicki at kingdesign.net


There are still a few spaces in the following classes that Seattle
Audubon is offering in July and August. To sign up, please contact the
Nature Shop at 206 523-4483 Monday through Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM.

Pelagic Birding
with Mike Donahue
Back for it?s third year, this popular class 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. 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 weren?t
sure what was involved, this class is for you!

Class: Wednesdays, July 28 and August 4, 7:00?9:00 PM
Location: CUH, Douglas Classroom
Cost: $50 members, $65 nonmembers. $25 youth (24 and under).
Limit for lecture: 40

Optional Field Trip Date: Sunday, August 8
We will be joining an already scheduled pelagic trip with Westport
Seabirds. The boat departs from Westport at 6 AM, and participants
should be at the dock no later than 5:45 AM. The boat will return
between 3 and 4 PM.
Cost of field trip: $90, payable to Westport Seabirds. 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.
Limit for field trip: 10

Please 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.

Sketching with Accuracy in the Field
with Julie Myers, Master Birder
This class is best suited for beginners learning field observations.
We will discuss ways to use basic principles of drawing in pen & ink,
watercolor and pencil. We will focus on scale and proportion in nature
and how to utilize grid and perspective techniques for shorthand
observations and quick notations of birds, trees and plants, insects,
and landscapes.

During our field to the Cedar River Watershed we will spend the day
creating thumbnail sketches, studying color values and practicing
drawing techniques. Bring your own drawing supplies to class and in the
field. We will compare field guides to our drawings and notes and
discuss ways to improve observation techniques in the future. Field
trip will end late afternoon. Bring lunch and plenty of water.

Class: Monday, August 2, 7:00-9:00 PM
Location: CUH, Douglas Classroom
Field Trip: Cedar River Watershed. Saturday, August 7, 8:00 AM ? 3:00
PM.
Cost: $55 members, $65 nonmembers for lecture and field trip. $20
members, $35 nonmembers for lecture only.
Limit: 15 for lecture and field trip. 25 for lecture.

Bats of the Northwest
with Kathleen Bander, Co-founder of Bats Northwest
Bats in the Northwest (15 species of over 1,000 worldwide) protect
both humans and forests from damage and disease. A single bat can eat
close to its weight in bugs every night ? 600 - 1,000 in an hour! In
this fast-paced class, we will cover all aspects of the life of a bat,
enjoy humorous stories gleaned from years of filed research, discuss in
detail how we can attract bats to bat-houses, preserve essential
habitat, and promote bat conservation. We?ll debunk commonly held myths
and misconceptions. On the field trip, we?ll see the resident colony of
Big Brown Bats at Green Lake.

Class: Thursay, August 12, 7:00-10:00 PM
Location: CUH, Douglas Classroom
Field Trip: Friday, August 13, 8:45 PM.
Cost: $35 members, $50 nonmembers
Limit: 25

Vicki King
Seattle, WA
vicki at kingdesign.net


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