Bay Area Bird Vocalizations

Instructors: Lynn Perry (lperry@perryip.com)

Description: Spring is the best time to learn, test and improve your bird vocalization skills. Learning bird sounds will help you find birds. Sometimes calls and songs (and other sounds birds make) are the only sign you will have of the presence of a given species. Other times, bird sounds will help you distinguish between two similar looking species. We will study songs and calls of our local Bay Area birds utilizing an array of techniques. Whether you are a beginner or intermediate, this class will power up your skills to identify the birds you are likely to encounter in the field. This, in turn, will give you a greater appreciation of where birds are and what they are saying.

Recordings of the lecture presentations will be available to class participants for a limited period of time.

Classes: Two Tuesday evening classes by Zoom:  May 6 and 13, 7:00 to 9:00 pm

(Zoom link will be provided when you register.)

Two field trips: Saturday May 10 and Sunday May 18, 8:30 am to 11 am

Field trips are in Marin County. Locations will be announced in class and by email.

Group Size: 16 participants max

Price: $130 ($104 for GGBA and Marin Audubon Society members, a 20% discount)
MAS members should call the GGBA office at 510.843.2222 to register

Registration opens at 1 pm on Wednesday, February 5 and closes at 11pm on Monday, May 5.