Subject: [Tweeters] Free Bird Monitoring Training - How to find and report
Date: Oct 27 10:17:13 2009
From: Christine Southwick - clsouth at u.washington.edu
The Puget Sound Bird Observatory is please to announce two free, 2hr, spotter/sighting trainings, November 14th and 15th, in the Shoreline (north Seattle) area.
Free Bird Monitoring Training: How to find and report color-banded birds
Learn more about PSBO's Birds Wintering in Urban Landscapes project, and how
you can contribute. This project uses color coded leg bands to track
chickadees, juncos, and fox sparrows in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.
We need observers to help us find and identify color banded birds to learn more about how they use the urban landscape throughout the winter.
The training will cover:
. The goals of the project
. Background about bird banding and color-banding
. Identification of the target species
. How and where to search for color banded birds
. How to read color bands
. How to report your findings
This class will be offered twice, each session will cover the same material:
Saturday, November 14th, 12pm-2pm
at Shoreline Community College
AND
Sunday, November 15th , 12pm-2pm
Near Shorecrest High School
Training is FREE-please contact Emily Sprong for more info or to register:
emily at pugetsoundbirds.org
Christine Southwick
Urban Colorbanding Project Manager
Puget Sound Bird Observatory
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