Travis Audubon Society
3710 Cedar St.
Box 5
Austin, Texas 78704
512.300.BIRD (2473)
info@travisaudubon.org
3710 Cedar St.
Box 5
Austin, Texas 78704
512.300.BIRD (2473)
info@travisaudubon.org
Our Education Mission
Travis Audubon's Education Committee is dedicated to providing
high-quality educational opportunities geared toward environmental
conservation, bird identification, and bird-friendly habitat awareness
for all ages.
Travis Audubon's Education Committee is dedicated to providing
high-quality educational opportunities geared toward environmental
conservation, bird identification, and bird-friendly habitat awareness
for all ages.
Course registration
To register for any Travis
Audubon class, you must
contact the course registrar
listed in the course
description and receive a
response verifying that a
place is available.
Course withdrawal
and refund policies
If a registrant withdraws from
a class at least 48 hours
before the 1st session, Travis
Audubon Society (TAS) will
offer a full refund less a $5
administrative fee that helps
defray our costs. If TAS
cancels the class, we will
fully refund the tuition.
The registrar must receive
payment for a class by 14
days before the 1st class
session. If, at that time, the
class is full and there is a
waiting list, the registrar may
remove an unpaid registrant
from the roster and offer the
place to the next person on
the waiting list.
To register for any Travis
Audubon class, you must
contact the course registrar
listed in the course
description and receive a
response verifying that a
place is available.
Course withdrawal
and refund policies
If a registrant withdraws from
a class at least 48 hours
before the 1st session, Travis
Audubon Society (TAS) will
offer a full refund less a $5
administrative fee that helps
defray our costs. If TAS
cancels the class, we will
fully refund the tuition.
The registrar must receive
payment for a class by 14
days before the 1st class
session. If, at that time, the
class is full and there is a
waiting list, the registrar may
remove an unpaid registrant
from the roster and offer the
place to the next person on
the waiting list.
| Passing It On |
At Travis Audubon we
believe that teaching
about birds and nature
is vitally important.
This way we "plant
seeds" for the future,
for the environment
and those coming after
us who will live in it.
believe that teaching
about birds and nature
is vitally important.
This way we "plant
seeds" for the future,
for the environment
and those coming after
us who will live in it.
TAS Beginning Birding Classes
| Intermediate Birding Class (Jaci Kopra) |
| Beginning Birding Classes If you enjoy seeing birds in your yard and want to learn to identify them, or if you’ve been looking for a new nature- oriented hobby, perhaps a birding class is just what you need to begin the new year right. Once again TAS will sponsor both a daytime and an evening series of classes for beginning birders. Participants may register for either series, and each will include four lecture/slide sessions and four field trips. Because field trips provide the opportunity to put into practice the skills taught in the classroom, we strongly encourage registrants to make a commitment to attend the field trips as well as the lectures. Jean Martin is beginning her 9th year teaching the classes, which are designed to provide new birders with the techniques and skills to help them identify unfamiliar birds. Participants will receive a beginning birding booklet, plus many other handouts. Among the topics to be discussed are choosing binoculars and field guides, identification tips, bird biology, and migration. The lecture/slide presentations will be held at a location in northwest Austin. Field trips will be taken to various locations in Travis and nearby counties later in the same week as the classes. Trips begin early in the morning and end between noon and 2 p.m. Schedule for the weekday Afternoon Class Lecture/slide presentations will be held from 1-3:30pm on TBD... Field trips will be on weekdays, beginning about 7am. The first two field trips will end about noon and the last two will end about 2pm; the dates are TBD... Schedule for the weekday Evening Class Lecture/slide presentations will be held from 7-9:30pm on TBD. Field trips will be on Saturdays beginning about 7am. The first two field trips will end about noon and the last two will end about 2pm; the dates are TBD. The class fee is $55, and class size is limited, so register early, especially for the evening class, which always fills quickly. To register, send e-mail to Jean Martin at begbird (at)austin.rr.com or phone her at 343-7053. Be sure to specify whether you want to attend the class with the weekday afternoon lectures and weekday field trips or the class with the weekday evening lectures and Saturday field trips. |
