Kickstart your birding journey with this 6-week course!

Learn the essentials, from using field guides and binoculars to mastering key birding skills. Hear from several experts, join field trips to practice your new skills, and connect with a community of fellow birders. Discover the joy of birdwatching and learn about bird ecology, all while having fun outdoors! The course includes weekly 2 hour classes and 2 bonus field trips. Bring your own binoculars or borrow a pair from the Center.

Classes are Thursdays from 10am-12:15pm

Location: Rainshadow Hall

Start date: 1/15/26

End date: 2/20/26

Limit: 18 participants

$175 for the whole series, $150 for OPAS or DRNC members

Field trips are optional but encouraged!

This series is in partnership with the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society.

More information will be shared with participants via email after sign-up. 2 scholarships available. Contact montana@dungenessrivercenter.org if you have questions.

Schedule:

Class 1 -- 1/15

The Basics of Bird Watching

Class 2 -- 1/22

Songbirds & Birding by Ear

Field Trip 1 -- 1/23

Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge & Recreation Area

Class 3 -- 1/29

For Beak's Sake: Secrets of Bird Ecology

Class 4 -- 2/5

The Exciting World of Raptors & Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue

Class 5 -- 2/12

Waterbirds of the Straits and Sounds

Class 6 -- 2/19

Migration from a Bird's Eye View

Field Trip 2 -- 2/20

Dungeness Landing & 3 Crabs