A six-week course called Intermediate Birding: Over-Wintering Birds will begin this week. Taught by Kim Middleton at the Orcas Island Public Library, the class is offered twice each week; one meeting on Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m., and the other meeting on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Both sections begin the week of October 11 with the last class on November 21. The course will include 5 classroom sessions and one field trip.
This class will discuss which birds over-winter here, why there are so many more species here than on the East Coast, the importance of over-wintering areas, and why Puget Sound is such an important winter habitat area for birds.
Instructor Kim Middleton has been an avid bird watcher since she was ten years old, and has dedicated her life to the conservation of birds through field research, rehabilitation, and public education. She has degrees in Biology and Chemistry from Western Washington University, and has worked as a research chemist, a science teacher in Botswana with the Peace Corps, an ornithologist, bird trainer, wildlife rehabilitator, and environmental educator. Now residing in Eastsound, Kim shares her passion for birds through her artwork, guided fieldtrips and ornithology classes.
The cost of the class is $65, and class size for each section will be limited to 20 students. Very limited space remains in the Wednesday section but there is still plenty of room in the Saturday section. Sign up now at the Orcas Island Public Library to learn more about the fall and winter birds of Orcas Island. For more information, call the Library at 376-4985.
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