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Exploring Nature:

Beginning Bird Watching

This introductory class will acquaint participants with the basics of bird watching, including how to find and identify birds, how to select and use binoculars, what you can do to attract birds to your yard and which birds are found in the different habitats of southeast Texas. A field trip on Saturday, April 10 will provide opportunities to practice identification skills.

This class is open to anyone over the age of 10, and family participation is encouraged.

Course Instructor: Bill Eley is Program Development Director at the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center and has over 30 years of experience birding the Gulf Coast, Mexico, and South America. He received his B.A. in Anthropology and his M.S. in Zoology from Louisiana State University, where he participated in four separate scientific expeditions to Peru with the Museum of Natural Science.

Course Dates:
Class: Wednesday, April 7, 2010: 7 - 9 p.m.
Field Trip:Saturday, April 10, 2010 - Contact Bill Eley at 713-366-0379 for details on field trip.

Cost: $30/person for members
$40 for non-members

Register using online form.

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