Hi everyone, I am once again coordinating the Spring Field Ornithology class at the Lab of Ornithology, which will be March 23 - May 15th. Of course many of you are familiar with the class already as alumni, leaders or already enrolled this year! For those of you who planning to enroll, I am writing to remind you that there is a $10 discount the weekly field trip section if you sign up by March 1.
I am also writing because I looking for at least one volunteer to assist with the set-up/break down of the Wednesday night lectures. The volunteer would receive free admission to lectures and visits to the bird skin collection, and possibly also the weekly field trips. Volunteer benefits are transferable; meaning you can volunteer and give your free lectures to a friend as a gift. Please contact me at sfocl...@cornell.edu if you are interested. And finally, if you have never heard of Spring Field Ornithology (SFO), here is your chance! Spring Field Ornithology is an 8-week course offered each spring by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The class consists of Wednesday night lectures, weekend field trips on Saturdays or Sundays to birding hotspots in central NY (Braddock Bay, Derby Hill, Sapsucker Woods, Montezuma, Arnot, etc), and two optional overnight trips to Montezuma and to Cape May area, NJ. The lecture section includes two visits to the bird collections of the Cornell Museum of Vertebrates and an owl prowl. Instruction is by Steve Kress, Vice President for Bird Conservation for National Audubon, staff at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and local birding experts. The field trips are organized into beginning, intermediate and advanced levels so the course is suitable for complete novices to experienced birders. You stay with the same field trip group each week, and there is a sense of community that builds throughout the course. Many people enjoy the trips so much they return to take them year after year with their friends! College students may take the course for credit by making arrangements for an independent study with their advisor. For more information or to enrolll, visit the course website: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/sfo. You may also enjoy browsing our class website and where students uploaded photos taken during the field trips last year (and since last year). http://sfocornell.ning.com/ There is a $10 discount on field trip registrations received by March 1. For more information, contact me (Erica Van Etten) at sfocl...@cornell.edu. This message was approved by the Cayugabirds-L listserv moderator. Happy birding! -- Erica Van Etten Course Coordinator Spring Field Ornithology Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850 http://www.birds.cornell.edu/sfo (607)254-2466 (office) 607-279-6402 (cell) -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
