Let’s Bird!

Registration opens on Wednesday, February 4, at 1pm and closes at 11 pm on Tuesday, February 24. 

Instructors: Eddie Bartley (eddie@naturetrip.com) and Noreen Weeden (noreen@naturetrip.com)

Description: Designed as an introductory class for new birders, this class aims to increase your joy of birding through expert-led presentations and field trips on the basics of “birding”.

In four 2-hour Zoom programs we’ll discuss the how, when and where of identifying common birds in California and beyond. Topics include optics, field guides and helpful software, identification by sight and sound, basic bird families and morphology (feathers, etc.), bird families, favored habitats and locations, timing and birdy seasonality.

Eddie and Noreen have been researching, photographing and advocating for nature, instructing birding classes and leading field trips longer than most birds have been alive.

Please join us for the fun of discovering spring birds together!

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

Field trips: Since this is a new class, field trips to a diversity of San Francisco birding hotspots are still being planned. The instructors will discuss the locations and logistics of each field trip at the class prior and via email.  The sites are generally accessible with flat trails or gentle inclines.  Week by week, we will give details will include noting stairs or elevation changes, availability of benches, restrooms, parking and public transit. If you have questions about accessibility or other aspects of the field trips, please email the instructors.     

Four Wednesday evening classes by Zoom, February 25;  March 4, 11, 18: 7 to  9 pm  

   (Zoom link will be provided when you register.)

Four Sunday morning field trips, March 1, 8, 15, 22: 9:00 to 11:00 am

(Rain date is Sunday March 29.)

Limited to 20 participants.

Price: $250 ($200 for GGBA members, a 20% discount).