Join the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO), Ventana Wildlife = Society (VWS), and The Institute for Bird Populations (IBP) for an = advanced ageing and sexing of passerines workshop April 17 - 27, 2006. = Peter Pyle, IBP biologist and author of The Identification Guide to = North American Birds, Part I, will be the primary instructor. The week = will consist of presentations, study of specimens, field mist-netting, = banding, and processing at multiple locations on the central coast of = California, field trips to renowned birding locations, and a social on = Thursday evening. Participants will be trained in a synthesis of methods = pertaining to identification, ageing, and sexing of landbirds in the = hand and in the field. Cost is $750 ($650 early registration, by March = 17th). Breakfasts, lunches, and one dinner are included; lodging not = provided. For more information and a registration form please click the = following link http://www.sfbbo.org/ccfs/LandbirdWorkshop.htm or contact = Jessica Griffiths at the Big Sur Ornithology Lab (831-624-1202 or = [EMAIL PROTECTED]).
_________________________ Karen Ritchie Shihadeh Senior Biologist Conservation Ecology Habitat Restoration Ventana Wildlife Society 19045 Portola Dr., Ste. F-1 Salinas, CA 93908 phone: (831)-455-9514 Fax: (831)-455-2846 www.ventanaws.org
