Hi,

Seattle Audubon is offering the following fun classes this month! Please call the Seattle Audubon Nature Shop at (206) 523-4483 Monday - Saturday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM to sign up.

Thanks!!

Maureen Corlas
Seattle Audubon Classes Committee
simonson2 at earthlink.net



Dabbling Ducks
with David Drummond, Research Wildlife Biologist

Here is an opportunity for beginner to intermediate level birders to strengthen your dabbling duck spotting and identification skills. We will explore aspects of their biology and ecology in the classroom and out in the field. The family Anatidae is a diverse and intriguing group. In this class, we will focus on wintering dabbling ducks on freshwater. Join us for an in-depth look! Please bring lunch and binoculars and plan to carpool to local spots.

Class and Field Trip: Sunday, March 11, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Issacson Classroom, CUH
Cost: $35 members, $50 nonmembers
Limit: 20

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Learn your Loons & Grebes
with David Drummond, Research Wildlife Biologist

These graceful marine birds, swimmers and divers of the winter saltwater, pose interesting field ID challenges. Their bioecology is equally intriguing to explore. Join us for an in-depth look into life histories of loons and grebes via handouts, discussion, and images, as well as a shoreline field trip on Saturday to local areas in search of loon and grebe species!

Class: Friday, March 16, 7:00 - 9:30 PM
Location: Issacson Classroom, CUH
Field Trip: Saturday, March 17, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Cost: $45 members, $60 nonmembers
Limit: 20

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Diving Ducks
with David Drummond, Research Wildlife Biologist

This class offers new to seasoned birders an opportunity to build confidence with diving duck locating and accurate identification to age and gender classes. Fun factoids of their fascinating life history will be shared in images, literature, and interactive discussions in class and on the field trip. Our target group is diving ducks wintering on marine waters. Don't miss this colorful cast of northwest cool characters! Please bring lunch and binoculars and plan to carpool to local spots.

Class and Field Trip: Sunday, March 18, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Issacson Classroom, CUH
Cost: $35 members, $50 nonmembers
Limit: 20