Education Resources
Learn about local and area classes and activities that may be of interest to members. In addition, find links here to online classes and other educational resources related to birding.
Local and Area Classes and Activities
The Education Committee maintains a list of local and area classes and activities of special interest to members of our chapter. Links to other organizations are also provided below for information about classes they may offer:
View past presentations on birds from local Birding Expert and International Tour Guide Alvaro Jamarillo in this series of Webinars presented by the Coastside Land Trust.
Interested in Bird Photography? Join the Fremont Birding Circle on Facebook to learn about monthly walks led by local photographer and birding expert, Jerry Ting, and enjoy bird photography posts by members.
Mono Lake Field Seminars: 38 classes including birds and photography at www.monolake.org
Sterling Wildlife Biology: Gulls, raptors, shorebirds, and more at www.sterlingbirds.com
Golden Gate Audubon: offers classes for all levels of birding skills for members and non-members at https://goldengateaudubon.org/education/classes/.
Ohlone Audubon Society: maintains a list of local classes at http://www.ohloneaudubon.org/index.php/education/bird-watching-classes
The Point Reyes National Seashore Association Field Institute: offers over 140 outdoor education classes per year that foster the enjoyment of the Point Reyes National Seashore, see http://www.ptreyes.org/camps-classes-programs/prnsa-field-institute.
Daniel Edelstein: teaches classes which can be found on his Merritt College blog and on his website at WarblerWatch.com.
John Muir Laws: illustrator and artist, naturalist and author, offers classes through his website, JohnMuirLaws.com.
Denise Wight: offers birding classes at http://www.denisewightbirds.com/
Online Education
The Education Committee provides links to online classes and educational resources for teachers:
Audubon Adventures offers a variety of programs for teachers at http://www.audubon.org/conservation/audubon-adventures.
Birds of North America is a subscription website maintained by Cornell Lab of Ornithology that has a wealth of information on birds. You can access them at https://birdsna.org/. This is not a set of classes, but detailed information to assist your learning about individual bird species
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has over 200 online courses available. Some require a fee, but many are free. You can explore them at https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/course-list/.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology also has their Bird Sleuth programs for teachers. Find out more at http://www.birdsleuth.org/