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Golden Gate Bird Alliance

California Shorebirds

Instructor: Eddie Bartley

3

sessions on:  

  • Wednesdays and Sundays

Venue: Zoom plus field trips

This class is FULL. You may sign up to be on a waiting list in case of cancellations.

Fall shorebirding in the San Francisco Bay Area is world class. By mid-August, hundreds of thousands of “wind birds” have winged their way from their northern breeding grounds to the globally significant San Francisco Bay – a key portion of the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network .

Shorebirds by Bob Lewis

In three two-hour Zoom lectures, we will focus on the amazing evolutionary adaptations, life histories and identification techniques of the 30 plus species of shorebirds that reside, pass through in migration or overwinter in California. On three Sunday field trips we’ll have opportunities to view and focus on this order but not at all ignore the myriad of other fall migrants and resident birds that we will encounter.

  • Three 2-hour Wednesday classes by Zoom, August 11, 18, 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm
  • Three 3-hour Sunday field trips, August 15, 22, 29.  Some may be in the afternoon.
  • Lectures are via Zoom. Field trip times and locations will be announced in class.
  • $75 for GGBA members, $100 for non-members

Inclement weather postpones field trips. Contact instructor for additional information: eddie@naturetrip.com  If the class is full, you may sign up to be on a waiting list.

Recordings of the lecture presentations will be available to class participants  for one week following each class.

Registration opens: July 1, 2021

Limited to 20 participants

Click here to Register
Questions about this class? Contact the instructor.
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  • Education
    • Youth Education
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  • Conservation
    • Conservation
    • Habitat Restoration
    • Pier 94 Wetland
    • Cats Indoors
    • Lights Out For Birds
    • Advocacy
    • Habitat at Home
    • Bird-Safe Buildings
    • Science and Monitoring
    • Owling Guide
    • Ethical Consumption
  • Volunteer
    • Volunteer
    • Volunteer Grant Program
  • Bird With Us
    • Birdathon Adventure Tours
    • Field Trips
    • SF Bay Osprey Cam
    • Classes
    • Travel With GGBA
    • Private Birding Trips
    • Christmas Bird Counts
    • Birding Resources
      • Birding Sites
      • Binocular/Scope Lending Library
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    • Become a Member
    • Donate
    • Planned Giving
    • Donor Advised Fund (DAF)
    • Matching Gifts
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    • Cryptocurrency
    • Stocks and Other Securities
    • Corporate Team Events