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Birding 101 Series Set For This Fall In Mercer County
Local expert Bill Pitman leads a four-part series designed to help beginning and first-time birdwatchers learn to identify birds.
Fledgling birdwatchers get a second chance to build their skills this fall at the Tulpehaking Nature Center. The Birding 201 Series will take place Saturdays, Sept. 9, 16, 23, and 30, 8:30 to a.m. 10:30 a.m. This series is appropriate for teens and adults.
Local expert Bill Pitman leads a four-part series designed to help beginning and first-time birdwatchers learn to identify birds by shape, size, behavior and habitat. The focus will be the many migrating birds that stop to refuel at the Abbott Marshlands.
“By building this solid foundation, they’ll be able to experience more of the bird instead of missing out while consulting a field guide,” Pitman said.
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Class members will be on the lookout for enduring birds like the blackpoll warbler, which migrates from Alaska and Northern Canada to South America, including a three-day non-stop flight over the Atlantic Ocean. Rest stops like the Abbott Marshlands become critical feeding sites for birds migrating south to their winter grounds.
The workshop is $5 per person or $15 for the series if paid at the first class. Participants can bring their own binoculars or borrow a pair from the nature center. Pre-registration is required, and can be done by calling 609-888-3218, emailing natureprograms@mercercounty.org or online at https://goo.gl/cEwiM5.
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The Tulpehaking Nature Center is located at 157 Westcott Avenue in Hamilton. It is open Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m.
The nature center provides programs and exhibits that encourage visitors to explore and discover the many cultural, historic and natural resources of the Abbott Marshlands. It is owned by the County of Mercer and operated by the Mercer County Park Commission. For more information about the nature center, programs and schedule of events, visit www.mercercountyparks.org.
The attached image was provided: Migrating birds stop at the Abbott Marshlands as they wing their way to their wintering grounds. Photo credit: Mary Anne Borg
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