Sponsored by the Slater Museum of Natural History,
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, and Tahoma Audubon Society
February 23, 2008.
Would you like to know how to identify those birds swimming
on Puget Sound or flying past in flocks when you are at the shore or riding the
ferry? This day-long workshop is designed to acquaint participants with the
resident and migrant seabirds of Puget Sound. It is oriented toward preparing citizen
scientists to conduct seabird censuses, but all are welcome.
The workshop will consist of a morning session discussing
the identification and natural history of 43 species of sea ducks, loons,
grebes, pelicans, cormorants, jaegers, gulls, terns, and alcids that occur
regularly in the Sound. Both photos and specimens will be used to illustrate the
species. After lunch, the group will set off for nearby Puget Sound localities
to see many of these same birds in the field.
Prerequisites: The ability to tell a loon from a grebe from
a duck.
The instructor will be Dr. Dennis Paulson, Director
Emeritus, Slater Museum and teacher extraordinaire. Dennis has been learning and
teaching about the seabirds of this region for 40 years.This is truly an opportunity not to be
missed.
The cost of the workshop is $50 ($35 for students and
seniors). Limit 20 participants.
To register or for more information,
contact Carol Curtin at ccurtin@ups.edu or (253) 879-2784.
