BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Conservation and the Iowa Arboretum have collaborated to offer a couple Better Birders Workshops Sunday. The first will be a Common Feeder Birds presentation:
Join Expert birder Kelly McKay (BioEco Research and Monitoring Center), with assistance from Mark Roberts (Clinton County Conservation) and Brian Ritter (Nahant Marsh Education Center) for a presentation at the Iowa Arboretum, to learn about common feeder birds in central Iowa.
- These workshops encourage citizens to increase their bird identification skills and promote local citizen projects.
- The Building Better Birders Workshop is funded by the Resource Enhancement and Protection – Conservation Education Program (REAP – CEP)
When
Sunday, February 6th, 2022
2:00-4:00 PM
Where
Meet in the visitor center at the Iowa Arboretum. The arboretum has a great window for viewing birds at feeders.
What we need from you
We are encouraging pre-registration, so we can guarantee we have participants and enough equipment (binoculars/field guides) for the program.
Please email BCCB’s director Katie Healy, with your name and how many will be attending in your group
khealy@boonecounty.iowa.gov
The second will follow at the Arboretum Sunday, a Winter Bird Hike:
Join Expert birder Kelly McKay (BioEco Research and Monitoring Center), with assistance from Mark Roberts (Clinton County Conservation) and Brian Ritter (Nahant Marsh Education Center) on a hike at the Iowa Arboretum, to look for and learn about migratory birds in central Iowa.
These workshops encourage citizens to increase their bird identification skills and promote local citizen projects.
The Building Better Birders Workshop is funded by the Resource Enhancement and Protection – Conservation Education Program (REAP – CEP)
When
Sunday, February 6th, 2022
4:00-5:30 PM
Where
Meet at the visitor center at the Iowa Arboretum. Be prepared to hike on various terrains and in cold temperatures.
What we need from you
We are encouraging pre-registration, so we can guarantee we have participants and enough equipment (binoculars/field guides) for the program.
Please email BCCB’s naturalist Katie Healy, with your name and how many will be attending in your group
khealy@boonecounty.iowa.gov
(contributed information Boone County Conservation and Iowa Arboretum)
