Hi Birders and Banders,

We're very pleased to announce that the Vancouver Avian Research Centre's
2009 spring workshops schedule has just been posted.

This year the Centre is offering two courses:

Bird Banding & Monitoring Workshop

Following the success of our banding workshops last year we will again be
offering our 3 day action-packed introductory course consisting of
presentations, specimen study, field mist-netting, banding, and processing
under the direction of Derek Matthews, Master Bander and Bander-in-charge at
the Vancouver Avian Research Centre.

The workshop has been developed for people with little or no bird banding or
bird in the hand experience and provides a fantastic opportunity to see
birds up close and personal, to learn about their plumages, molt sequences,
and life habits.


Bird Identification Workshop

This new course for 2009 has been developed for birders who wish to take
their bird knowledge and identification skills to the next level. Although
designed for beginner and intermediate birders the ornithological aspects of
the course would benefit even advanced and expert birders.

Full details of the courses, schedules, dates and registration information
can be found online by clicking here:
http://www.birdvancouver.com/workshops.html

Thanks,

Derek Matthews