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Bird ID Workshop Series for Intermediate Birders
Fridays: March 22 – April 12,
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
This free series of workshops will focus on using your bird book and birding app to learn to identify common breeding birds found in the Saskatoon Area. Bring your field guides and download the free Merlin app on your smartphone.
This series is organized jointly by the Saskatoon Nature Society and the Saskatchewan Breeding Bird Atlas staff.
Friday, March 22: Waterbirds, gulls and terns
Friday, March 29: Grouse, Raptors, Shorebirds, Woodpeckers
Friday, April 5: Doves, Flycatchers, Swallows, Warblers and related songbirds
Friday, April 12 Wrens, Thrushes, Sparrows, Blackbirds and related songbirds
Register: in advance as soon as possible. Space is limited.
Meet in Room 159, Thorvaldson Building, U of S campus.
Bus: Many routes go to the nearby University Bus Terminal
Leaders: LeeAnn Latremouille (306-880-9027), Janine McManus, John Patterson and Stan Shadick (306-652-5975).
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Bird ID Workshop Series for Intermediate Birders
Fridays: March 22 – April 12, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMThis free series of workshops will focus on using your bird book and birding app to learn to identify common breeding birds found in the Saskatoon Area. Bring your field guides and download the free Merlin app on your...
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Thursday 7. March 2019 (10:00 a.m.) Wildwood Mennonite Church, 1502 Acadia Drive. Please meet at the site. Lunch (tentative) Coachman Restaurant, Market Mall, Preston Avenue and Louise Street. If you plan to do lunch, please contact leaders by March 4, 2019 Leaders:...
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Saskatoon Nature Society
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Box 448, RPO University
Saskatoon, SK S7N 4J8
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Saskatoon Nature Society
Box 448, RPO University
Saskatoon, SK S7N 4J8