Are you curious about becoming a birder, America’s fastest growing avocation? Join NCW Audubon Society’s Joe Verveka and Wenatchee Naturalist Susan Ballinger as they introduce beginners to the fundamentals of bird-watching in a collaborative setting. Register now for Bird Watching for Beginners at Wenatchee Valley College Continuing Education workshop on Mar. 23rd, Monday and Mar. 25th, Wednesday evenings with a 1/2-day field trip on Saturday morning, Mar. 28th.
This hands-on course will use a variety of field guides, web-based tools, bird models and several types of optics to better understand birdwatching.
Loaner binoculars will be available, courtesy of the North Central Washington Audubon Society. We will practice ID skills on the half-day Saturday field trip to local birding hotspots along the Columbia River. The instructors’ goal is to launch a student on a path of life-long learning and appreciation of birds. Cost is $69. Dates: March 23, 25, 28, 2020 on Mon. & Wed. 6-8pm & Sat. 9am-12pm. Register with Wenatchee Valley College Continuing Education at or call the office (509.682.6900). This is a partnership program with North Central Washington Audubon Society.
Students will be introduced to birdwatching etiquette and to current conservation issues and practical steps anyone can take to protect birds in daily life.
The class will get you ready to sign up for a regional bird festival, including Leavenworth’s Spring Bird Fest, May 14-17, 2020. Check out these other great festivals, all within an easy day’s drive of Wenatchee.
Apr. 17-19, 39th Harney County Migratory Bird Festival, Burns OR.
Apr. 16-21, 17thOlympic Peninsula BirdFest, Sequim. WA
Apr. 24-26, 25th Grays Harbor Shorebird and Nature Festival Hoquiam, WA
May, 14-17, 18th Annual Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest. Registration now open! Sign up now to be a volunteer to help with the Saturday family activities on WRI grounds.
