Children are naturally fascinated by birds. Learn to foster their excitement with games and skills for enjoying birds together everywhere!
Tickets: $15
Sun, March 5, 2023, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
About this event
Discover why birding has become a popular family hobby during this hands-on beginning birding class. We will begin our day exploring skulls, bones, feathers, and nests. After learning field identification basics, we’ll hit the trail with binoculars in hand in search of our feathered friends.
During the walk, we’ll be on the lookout for birds as diverse as American Robins, Western Bluebirds, California Quail, Acorn Woodpeckers and Hawks. Along the way we’ll play games to help us find, and learn about, birds, here in the park, in your neighborhood and beyond!
Bring your favorite young companion and a sense of wonder and join us for an interactive and fun day of observing, investigating and learning that teaches us about the fascinating life of birds.
Children must be accompanied by an adult. This class is for children ages 5-10 with their adult chaperone. We will be meeting at the Red Barn Classroom in Bear Valley, Point Reyes.
Sharon Barnett is a thoughtful and enthusiastic trail guide and dynamic naturalist. She teaches science at Marin Country Day School and is the Hiking Marin Trails instructor for College of Marin. She is the co-founder of Marin Nature Adventures (www.marinnature.com), has volunteered with myriad organizations including Marin Audubon Society, SPAWN, EAC of West Marin, The River Otter Ecology Project and ViviendasLeón. Sharon most recently founded California Toad Crew (www.caltoadcrew.org) and is the 2011 Terwilliger Environmental Award winner.
Questions? Contact the PRNSA Field Institute fieldinstitute@ptreyes.org.