Online Class: “Little Brown Birds of the Pacific NW – Spring and Summer”

TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center will host a virtual class, “Little Brown Birds (Spring and Summer)” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 7. Instructor Laura Whittemore will help students learn about resident brown birds like song sparrow, house finch and Bewick’s wren as well as seasonal visitors like Swainson’s thrush. Students will also learn to identify confusing fledglings.

Whittemore has taught classes for Audubon Society of Portland and previously worked for Backyard Bird Shop. She holds a BA in Biology from Lewis and Clark College and has traveled in the U.S.A., Australia, South Africa and Antarctica in search of birds. Registration is required at treesongnatureawareness.org/class-registration/lbbspringsummer23. The class fee ranges from $10 to $20. Email hello@treesongnatureawareness.org for a BIPOC discount. The link to the Zoom meeting will be sent out to attendees the day or two before class.