Bird Identification Workshop

Bird Identification Workshop in Calgary

Both novice and experienced birders will benefit from this workshop which focuses on bird identification. Participants will learn basic bird identification techniques for a wide variety of species found in southern Alberta.

Day 1 (May 22): the in-class portion of the workshop will be held at the Tetra Tech office from 4 to 7 p.m. followed up by a short optional walk at Carburn Park.

Day 2 (May 23): for the field practical, participants will meet at the Weaselhead Natural Area at 5:30 a.m.

Participants will be split into two groups and will see bird species found in coniferous riparian habitat. At approximately 7:30 a.m., participants will board a bus and head to the Carburn Park and walk around the site in the deciduous riparian habitat of the Bow River. At approximately 10:00 a.m., the bus will depart for Frank Lake, east of High River. Frank Lake is a Ducks Unlimited Canada managed wetland offering great, up close views of wetland bird species. Return to the Weaselhead Natural Area will be approximately 4 p.m.

Contact person for this event is Nick Bartok.

Biographies

Nick Bartok: Nick has worked on many avian projects across North America, including: secretive marsh bird surveys along the Lower Colorado River of southwest Arizona, Burrowing Owl research at the Salton Sea in Southern California, and bird banding in Ontario, Arizona, Oregon, California, British Columbia, and Costa Rica. Currently, he is working for Tetra Tech, based in Calgary, as a wildlife biologist / team lead.

Yousif Attia: Yousif has focused his attention on the birds of North America for the past 20 years. During this time he has worked and volunteered for various organizations on projects all over Alberta, in northern and southwestern Ontario, along coastal British Columbia, along the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, and in the highlands of Costa Rica.  Yousif joined Golder Associates in 2011 where he has been consulting on wildlife programs for the private and public sectors in western Canada and internationally.

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