We have just opened a new field trip session for Sunday, February 2nd! Attendees of either the Sat Feb 1 or Sun Feb 2nd field trips will participate in the Virtual Lecture Dates below. 

Class Instructor: James Giroux
Class level: Beginner/Intermediate
Virtual Lecture dates: Tue Jan 28th and Thur Jan 30th    6:30pm – 8:30pm
Field Trip Date(s): Sat Feb 1     7:30am – 10:30am or Sun Feb 2 7:30am – 10:30am (NEW!)
Class fee: $45 for TAS Members, $50 for non-members

There comes a time in every birder’s life when they have to tackle the challenging bird ID groups: Shorebirds, Gulls, Flycatchers and of course Sparrows. The good news (or bad news depending on how you look at it) is that the Sparrows group is the least difficult of those four groups. More good news:  Central Texas is a great place to find and study Sparrows. On a really good Sparrow day you can find twenty or more Sparrow species in the Austin area! This class will get you started by learning about our nine most common Sparrows.

The class will focus on ID challenges, but will also cover behavior, habitat preferences, vocalizations and range on the most commons sparrow species found in Central Texas. There will be two weekday two-hour classes followed by a Saturday trip to Pedernales Falls State Park. This location offers two bird blinds that are excellent for close up Sparrow study during the winter months.

Instructor: James Giroux

James has been a birder with a particular interest in bird photography for 20 years. He is on the Travis Audubon field trip committee and has led birding trips throughout the Austin area, and to the Chiricahua Mountains in SE Arizona.

Class: Tues. January 28th 6:30-8:30 PM

Class: Thurs. January 30th 6:30-8:30 PM

Field Trip to Pedernales Falls State Park: Sat. February 1st  7:30-10:30 AM

REGISTER HERE

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If a registrant withdraws from a class, workshop, or other fee-based event at least seven (7) days before the first session, Travis Audubon will offer a full refund less a $5.00 administrative fee that helps defray our costs. If the registrant withdraws less than seven (7) days before the first session, no refund will be made. If Travis Audubon cancels the class, workshop, or other fee-based event, we will fully refund the tuition.