Sarasota Audubon Society Upcoming Classes

Sarasota Audubon Society has many talented educators in our midst. In the class listings below you will find something of interest, no matter what your level of birding skill may be.  Click on a Class for more information and to Register.

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Birds of the Celery Fields with Forrest Rowland

Sunday, Jan. 18
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
A Beginner’s Guide to Birds of the Celery Fields, 1.5 hours – SAS Nature Center, garden, and Celery Fields boardwalk. This introductory course covers essential birdwatching skills. Click link below to learn more.

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Birding 101 with Jamie Rotenberg

Tuesday Jan. 20  (Registration opens Jan. 1)
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
A Beginner’s Guide to Birding, 1.5 hours – SAS Nature Center, garden, and Celery Fields boardwalk. This comprehensive course covers essential birdwatching skills. Click link below to learn more.
This class is free, BUT registration is required. Open to members only until Nov. 5
Registration Required
Registration for each class will open on the first of the month in which it falls.

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Birding 201 with Jamie Rotenberg

Saturday Dec. 20
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Intermediate Birding, 1.5 hours – SAS Nature Center and garden.  This more advanced course is designed for birders seeking to enhance their skills. It builds upon the knowledge gained in Birding 101.

Cost $10 Sarasota Audubon Members, $20 Non-members

Registration Required

Upcoming Classes
Saturdays 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM:
Jan. 24
Feb. 28
Apr. 11

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Avian Field Methods with Jamie Rotenberg

Thursday Jan. 15
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
and
Saturday Jan. 17
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Avian Field Methods. Note this class consists of 2 separate meetings each 1.5 hours at the SAS Nature Center and Celery Fields. This course is for experienced birders interested in practical field skills used by professional Avian Biologists. Learn to conduct point counts, line transects, area searches, and systematic foraging observations to assess bird abundance and habitat use. These skills will allow participants to quantify change-over-time outcomes of our bird populations and aid and enhance our conservation efforts at the Quad Parcels.

Cost $20 Sarasota Audubon Members, $40 non-members.

Registration Required

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Gulls and Terns ID with John Groskopf

Friday, Feb. 13, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14, 6:45-8 a.m.
Advanced Guide to Bird Identification focused on Gulls and Terns with John Groskopf.
This comprehensive course covers essential identification checks for Gulls and Terns. Click link below to register. This is a two day intensive consisting of the following:
In Class: Friday, Feb. 13 at the Sarasota Audubon Nature Center at 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Field Trip: Saturday, Feb. 14 at Siesta Key Beach at 6:45 – 8 a.m.

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Black-throated Green Warbler

Birding 305 Warblers and Similar Species ID with John Groskopf

Saturday, Mar. 7
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Advanced Bird ID focused on Warblers and similar species with John Groskopf. In this comprehensive classroom course you will discover the key identification markers for various warblers and similar species.
Meet inside the Nature Center at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday March 7 for this classrom presentation.

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Beginning Bird Photograpy with Forrest Rowland

Saturday, Mar. 14
9:00 AM – 10:30 PM
A Beginner’s Guide to Bird Photography, 1.5 hours – SAS Nature Center, garden, and Celery Fields boardwalk. This comprehensive course covers essential birdwatching skills. Click link below to learn more.
Registration Required

Check back - new classes are being added as they are scheduled.

Address

999 Center Road
Sarasota, FL 34240

Contact

941-312-6533
info@sarasotaaudubon.org

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