Tucson Bird Alliance: It’s All In the Family – Shorebird ID Workshop

Epic migrations. Spectacular congregations. Astonishing diversity of sizes and forms. Our shorebirds are all this and more. Enjoy learning about shorebirds and their natural history before unraveling the mysteries of their molt as a prelude to identification characteristics of our regional families, genera and species. This workshop series consists of two parts- an in-classroom workshop and an in-field workshop. Participants are expected to attend both portions for a holistic experience. Part I: In-Clasroom ID Workshop, Thursday, September 11, 5:30-8:30 PM, at the Tucson Audubon Nature Shop (300 E University Blvd) Part II: In-Field ID Workshop & Birding Trip, Saturday, September 13, all day (location & schedule TBD) This workshop is part of the It’s All in the Family: Advanced Bird ID Series: When Roger Tory Peterson starting drawing his field guide to birds, he knew that recognizing the size and shape of the bird was an important step in bird identification, so he put “profile” images of bird family representatives on the insides of the front and back covers. This Advanced Bird ID Series follows this same approach and will introduce you to techniques that will enhance your bird identification skills.