Do you want to know what the bird is that you keep seeing in your yard or neighborhood?  What it eats?  Where it goes in the winter?

We at the Black Hills Audubon Society (BHAS) offer you an opportunity to learn about the birds you are most likely to see in western Washington.  Dr. Kim Adelson will host a series of four one-hour zoom classes, each a standalone presentation. The course will cover a total of roughly 35 bird species, ranging from kinglets to doves to sparrows to woodpeckers.   The intent is to teach you how to identify these birds by sight and to learn where they are found and what their typical behaviors are–also good clues to identification!  In many cases you will learn to identify them by ear.  If you are intimidated by “little brown birds” and think that they all look alike, this is the class for you!

Dates: February 23, March 2, 9, and 16
The last Wednesday in February and the first three Wednesdays in March.

Cost: $50 for BHAS members, $60 for non members.  Pre-registration and prepayment are required.

Time: All classes will start at 7:00 PM and last about an hour. The classes will be recorded so that enrollees who cannot attend a session can view the class at a time of their choosing.

Note: The class is structured so that there will be no content overlap from week to week. Below is an approximate list of the birds we will discuss each week.

About the Instructor: Kim Adelson is on the Board of Black Hills Audubon. She regularly gives presentations on birds, the effects that climate change is having on them, bird evolution, and ways to attract them to one’s yard. She was a college professor for more than 30 years in Minnesota, Ohio, and New Zealand. Kim is passionate about teaching others about birds, with the hope that it will encourage an interest in preserving our Washington habitat and the wildlife it contains.

Class 1: Building confidence
The “how to-s” of bird identification
Large and Noisy: Doves and Pigeons
Big Blue Birds: The Jays
 and Grosbeaks

Class 2: A Pastiche of Common Neighborhood Birds
The Tree Huggers: Woodpeckers, Brown Creepers and Nuthatches
Thrushes
Crow or Raven?
Towhees and Juncos
Cedar Waxwings

Class 3: Little Guys
Kinglets
Hummingbirds
A Warbler or two
Our Two Chickadees
Bushtits

Class 4: Those Intimidating LBBs (Little Brown Birds)
The most common LBBs: Sparrows and Finches
Wrens
A few easy ways to attract more birds to your yard

Registration: