Online Class — “Birding by Ear: Resident Birds”

Virtual class

TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center will host a virtual class, "Birding by Ear: Resident Birds" from 9 to 10:30 a.m. March 25. Instructor Laura Whittemore will help students identify birds by their distinct voices. Meet some of the widespread songbirds of the Northwest, hear their songs and get tips on how to listen to […]

$10 – $20

Online Class: Birding at the Mount St. Helens National Monument

Virtual class

TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center, will host an online class "Birding at the Mount St. Helens National Monument" from 7 to 8 p.m. April 5. The course will walk attendees through the diverse mosaic of habitats created by the 1980 eruption and learn about where to see some of Mount St. Helen’s signature birds. […]

$10 – $20

Online Class: Wetland Birds of the PNW

Virtual class

TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center will host this online class on the diversity of local wetland birds from 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 25. Longtime birder and teacher Laura Whittemore will lead this class where attendees will get to know the incredible diversity of birds that inhabit our many wet places. From the large […]

$10 – $20

A Course in Corvids

Virtual class

TreeSong Nature Awareness & Retreat Center will host a virtual course on corvids, the family of birds that includes crows, ravens and jays, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. July 16. Attendees will learn more about who the corvids are and why they deserve respect, including how to tell such birds apart from one another. Birder […]

$10 – $20

Online Class: Forest Birds

Virtual class

TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center will host an online class about Forest Birds from 6 to 7:30 p.m. July 30. Mature Pacific Northwest forests host birds that are uniquely adapted to live in, on, and among trees. They’re cryptically colored, have tree-clinging feet, use specialized feeding techniques, and more. Attend this class to learn […]

$10 – $20

Online Class: Demystifying Female Birds

Virtual class

TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center will host an online birding class from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 5. In many bird species, the sexes look pretty much the same to us: think sparrows, wrens, crows, jays, herons, gulls, most hawks, and more. And in the species that do look different, females often sport plain […]

$10 – $20