3710 Cedar St., Box 5
Austin, Texas 78705
512.300.BIRD (2473)
info@travisaudubon.org
Austin, Texas 78705
512.300.BIRD (2473)
info@travisaudubon.org
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. We focus on topics related to birds but also offer other
nature topics as appropriate, and suggestions for new courses are
welcomed.
Examples of classes that Travis Audubon typically offers are:
Our classes are led by professional instructors with significant,
relevant experience to the topics. We charge tuition (with a discount for
Travis Audubon Society members) to help cover our expenses in
offering the classes. Many of them fill up early, so if you are interested,
don't wait to register.
Our Classes below:
high-quality educational opportunities geared toward environmental
conservation, bird identification, and bird-friendly habitat awareness
for all ages. We focus on topics related to birds but also offer other
nature topics as appropriate, and suggestions for new courses are
welcomed.
Examples of classes that Travis Audubon typically offers are:
Our classes are led by professional instructors with significant,
relevant experience to the topics. We charge tuition (with a discount for
Travis Audubon Society members) to help cover our expenses in
offering the classes. Many of them fill up early, so if you are interested,
don't wait to register.
Our Classes below:
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.
Travis Audubon Classes
| Intermediate Birding Class (Jaci Kopra) |
|
Chimney Swift Tower Workshop at Chaetura Canyon
Chimney Swifts are now listed as an endangered species in Nova
Scotia, and the future for these aerial insectivores is also
uncertain in the remainder of their breeding range. Georgean
and Paul Kyle will conduct a workshop on building and
maintaining new habitat for this declining species on Sunday,
March 14th, from 1-4 pm.
The workshop will begin with an introduction to Chimney Swifts
that includes a slide presentation and video highlights from a
typical nesting season.
Participants will then construct an actual Chimney Swift Tower.
After the project is completed, participants will take a one-mile
walking tour of the Chaetura Canyon Bird Sanctuary. There are
currently 16 Chimney Swift towers on the property that
demonstrate a variety of designs and materials. One of the
towers will be opened, and the class will be shown how to
evaluate the nesting productivity of last year’s season.
Refreshments will be served on the deck overlooking the Canyon
following the tour.
Chaetura Canyon has been the epicenter for Chimney Swift
conservation and research world-wide for more than 20 years.
Master Naturalists and property owners with wildlife exemptions
may find this workshop useful in their conservation efforts.
Chimney Swift Towers also make great Eagle Scout projects, so
Scout Masters, Eagle candidates and their parents should
consider taking advantage of this unique opportunity.
Registration is limited to 10 builders (16 years of age and older).
The cost of this workshop is $35 for TAS members and $50 for
non-members. The fee includes a copy of the Kyle’s book
“Chimney Swift Towers: New Habitat for America’s Mysterious
Birds”.
For more information or to sign up for the workshop, please
contact Anne Donovan at 472-3030 or email her.
For a preview of the walking tour, visit the website and click on
the “Chaetura Canyon Bird Sanctuary” link.
Bird Songs and Vocalization ***CLASS IS FULL
Travis Audubon is offering a new class for intermediate birders
beginning in March and extending into May: Bird Songs and
Vocalization. Learning birdsong is a difficult, but rewarding
undertaking. Highly skilled birders rely on bird vocalizations for
many field identifications. Some closely related species are only
distinguishable in the field by the differences in their songs.
However, with over 380 species listed on the Austin Region
checklist, even learning local birdsong can be an intimidating
proposition. Jeff Patterson will be teaching this class intended to
improve your skills at bird identification through birdsong.
The class is intended for intermediate birders who want to begin
to develop, or to sharpen their skills with birdsongs and other
vocalizations. The class will focus on the breeding birds and
winter Texans that regularly vocalize in the Central Texas area.
While learning bird songs, flight calls, contact calls, scolds and
other vocalizations for field identification is the primary goal of the
class, topics such as: why birds sing; the vocal anatomy of birds;
preparation for Texas field trips; dialects; diagnostic birdsongs;
resources; and other subjects related to birdsong will also be
discussed.
The classes will be held at 6:30 on the Wednesday evenings of
March 24, March 31, April 21 and May 5 with field trips on the
Saturdays following each class (March 27, April 3, April 24, and
May 8). Class location will be announced at a later date. An
optional out-of-town field trip will also be considered, depending
on class preferences. Field Trip locations may include Hornsby
Bend, Webberville Park, Reimer’s Ranch, Balcones NWR,
Pedernales Falls State Park and Choke Canyon State Park.
Jeff is a life-long birder old who developed a curiosity for birdsong
during the mid-1980s. With the current availability of a variety of
birdsong resources, he has been able to improve his birdsong
knowledge over the past few years and is eager to interact with
interested students. Jeff is employed as a technical specialist at
the state environmental commission where he often teaches work-
related technical classes.
The class tuition is $60 for Travis Audubon members and $75 for
non-members. To register for the class, please contact Frances
Cerbins or by phone at 512-372-9039. Registration is limited to
12 participants.
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