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Illinois Raptor Center

LXCL:Introduction and Learning basic skills in birding

March 31 - Introduction and Birding as a Process

LXCL:Warbler Identification

April 7 - Warbler ID

LXCL:Songbird Identification (non-warblers)

April 14 - Other Songbird ID

LXCL:Wading birds (herons, egrets, rails) and Duck Identification

April 21 - Wading Bird and Duck ID

LXCL:Raptor Identification

April 28 - Raptor ID

May 5 - Bird Banding and Field Experience

LXCL:Discounted rate if you purchase one ticket for all 6 sessions.

Ticket for all 6 sessions

Deepen your birding skills while supporting injured raptors in our care.&nbsp; This Birding Masterclass Series, led by Dr. Travis Wilcoxen and Jacques Nuzzo, will help you develop successful methods for bird identification and behavioral observations. &nbsp;The instructors will use their combined 50 years of experience as observers of the natural world and educators to focus on birding as a process rather than purely memorization and guessing games. &nbsp;Professional photographs, taxidermy, field guides, binoculars, and, eventually, live birds in-hand will be used to help you become a more successful birder.&nbsp; You may sign up for all sessions, or pick and choose which sessions to attend. &nbsp; The cost for each session is $15/person or $75 for the entire series.&nbsp; March 31 Introduction - Skill Development ProcessApril 7&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Warbler IDApril 14&nbsp; &nbsp;Other Songbird and Near Songbird IDApril 21 &nbsp; Wading Birds and Duck IDApril 28 &nbsp; Raptor IDMay 5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Bird Banding and Field Practice Your registration helps fund rehabilitation, conservation, and education for native birds of prey at the Illinois Raptor Center. &nbsp;

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Deepen your birding skills while supporting injured raptors in our care.  This Birding Masterclass Series, led by Dr. Travis Wilcoxen and Jacques Nuzzo, will help you develop successful methods for bird identification and behavioral observations.  The instructors will use their combined 50 years of experience as observers of the natural world and educators to focus on birding as a process rather than purely memorization and guessing games.  Professional photographs, taxidermy, field guides, binoculars, and, eventually, live birds in-hand will be used to help you become a more successful birder.  You may sign up for all sessions, or pick and choose which sessions to attend.   The cost for each session is $15/person or $75 for the entire series.  March 31 Introduction - Skill Development ProcessApril 7      Warbler IDApril 14   Other Songbird and Near Songbird IDApril 21   Wading Birds and Duck IDApril 28   Raptor IDMay 5      Bird Banding and Field Practice Your registration helps fund rehabilitation, conservation, and education for native birds of prey at the Illinois Raptor Center.