Birding by Ear
Saturday, May 24
8:00am to 3:00pm
Join us on the land and improve your birding-by-ear ID skills with Daniel Edelstein!
Photo by Andrew Wright/Lighthawkphoto
Photo by Andrew Wright/Lighthawkphoto
Photo by Kristi Jamason
Saturday, May 24
8:00am to 3:00pm
$30/person
Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center
Join Daniel Edelstein—a seasoned, long-time Birding Guide and Consulting Avian Biologist for birding by ear! Daniel will help improve your birding-by-ear ID skills and teach you about the ecology of bird songs at Sierra Valley Preserve. In addition, he will provide free resources in print, online, and in an app to further your education through the links below.
Itinerary
- 7:30am: Coffee and snacks.
- 8:00am: Workshop begins
- 8:15am: Walk to Decker Dam (1.5 miles round trip)
- 10:00am: Return to Nature Center for Presentation
- 12:00pm: Lunch (please bring your own bag lunch)
- 1:00pm to 3:00pm: Field trip to the Wildlife Outlook at the East Entrance (carpooling requested).
Space is limited. Open to ages 16+.
About Daniel Edelstein
Daniel Edelstein is a Consulting Avian Biologist and Birding Guide who has led birding tours for more than 25 years, presenting public birding presentations in more than 20 states. Since the 1980s, Daniel has birded throughout the northern Sierra and conducted bird surveys in more than a dozen northern California counties.
Courtesy of Daniel Edelstein
More Resources
Daniel’s website hosts several birding handouts (via the “Birding Links” pulldown menu), and his warbler-centric blog has hosted warbler articles and photo quizzes since 2007. He has also taught diverse adult birding classes since 2003 at Merritt College in Oakland, CA, and for Point Reyes National Seashore Association, Marin Audubon, and Golden Gate Bird Alliance. He has a week-long class coming up in June at San Francisco State University titled “Birding by Ear in the Sierras.”
About the Sierra Valley Preserve and Nature Center
Since 2003, the Feather River Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, and the Northern Sierra Partnership have worked together to create the Sierra Valley Preserve: 2,575 acres of protected land in California’s largest mountain valley. This biodiversity hotspot is at the headwaters of the Wild and Scenic Middle Fork Feather River and a key stop along the Pacific Flyway.
With tremendous community support, we have established the Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center as a hub for nature-based recreation and learning where visitors and locals alike can experience the wonders of Sierra Valley’s beauty, cultural richness, and incredible biodiversity. The new Nature Center and facilities include interactive exhibits, new interpretive trails and picnic areas, and year-round educational programs and activities.
