Bird Identification Workshop
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Thursday, April 16, 2015 · 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Bird Identification Workshop in Lethbridge
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 19): the in-class portion of the workshop will be held at Lethbridge College from 4 to 7 p.m. followed up by a short optional walk around the campus.
Day 2 (May 20): for the field practical, participants will meet at the Helen Schuler Nature Centre at 5:30 a.m. Participants will split into two groups and walk around the Nature Centre trails. At approximately 7:00 a.m., participants will board a bus and head to Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park. Here participants will see bird species found in riparian and grassland habitats. At approximately 10:30 a.m., the bus will depart for Twin River Heritage Rangeland Natural Area to look for grassland birds. On the way back to Lethbridge, we will stop at Tyrell Lake for waterbird viewing. Return to the Nature Centre will be approximately 4 p.m.
Presenters: Nick Bartok and Yousif Attia
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.