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What is that little gray bird, and how do I know? Come and learn all about our local Santa Fe birds at the Randall Davey Audubon Center. Monthly classes will be held at the Randall Davey Audubon Center at 1800 Upper Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Drive all the way to the end of Canyon Road, and join us in the Audubon Education Center. The classes will be held each third Thursday of the month, 6:30-8:30 pm, followed by a bird walk on the third Saturday of month, 8:30-10:30 am. Cost: $15 for each class (Thursday and Saturday included). Please call Linda Newberry, Center Manager, 505-983-4609, to reserve your place, and send in your fee to Linda at RDAC, P.O. Box 9314, Santa Fe, NM 87504, or bring it to the class. |
| Class 1 Beginning Birding |
Thursday, March 19, 6:30-8:30 pm Saturday, March 21, 8:30-10:30 am |
| Learn about the common, local birds of Santa Fe, and tips on identifying and recognizing them, as well as how to use bird field guides and binoculars. | |
| Class 2 Spring Migration |
Thursday, April 16, 6:30-8:30 pm Saturday, April 18, 8:30-10:30 am |
| Look for those amazing warblers and their friends, learn about many new birds passing through on their northern migration, including ducks, and listen to them sing! | |
| Class 3 More Spring Migrants! |
Thursday, May 21, 6:30-8:30 pm Saturday, May 23, 8:30-10:30 am |
| At the height of migration, learn about even more migrants heading north, especially those challenging warblers and flycatchers. | |
| Class 4 Santa Fe Nesting Birds |
Thursday, June 18, 6:30-8:30 pm Saturday, June 20: 8:30-10:30 am |
| They don’t all pass on. Many stay with us and the nesting season is well underway in June. Learn about nesting grosbeaks, bluebirds, ravens, flycatchers, wrens and more. | |
| Class 5 Those Amazing Hummingbirds |
Thursday, July 16, 6:30-8:30 pm Saturday, July 18, 8:30-10:30 am |
| Santa Fe has four different species of hummingbirds present in July. Learn to identify them, along with some of their favorite foods, and learn about these amazing balls of energy! | |
| Class 6 Our Riparian Birds |
Thursday, August 20, 6:30-8:30 pm Saturday, August 22, 8:30-10:30 am |
| Our bosques are teeming with birds. Learn to identify some new water-dependent birds that hang out in the cottonwoods, reeds, and willows, including the beautiful swallows. | |
| Class 7 Fall Migration |
Thursday, September 17, 6:30-8:30 pm Saturday, September 19, 8:30-10:30 am |
| We will learn about the hawks passing through, the appearance of flocks of birds, and the flurry of busy seed and nut eaters, such as pinyon jays, Clark’s nutcrackers, and nuthatches. | |
| Class 8 Owls (and other fall birds) |
Thursday, October 15, 6:30-8:30 pm Saturday, October 17, 8:30-10:30 am |
| It’s the month of owls. Santa Fe has several different species to learn about, and our skies will begin to fill with the sounds and sights of snow geese and sandhill cranes heading south. | |
| Class 9 Winter Birds |
Thursday, November 19, 6:30-8:30 pm Saturday, November 21, 8:30-10:30 am |
| Just when we are feeling sad about the departure of hummingbirds and grosbeaks, great new winter birds return, such as black-eyed juncos and Townsend’s solitaires. We will learn about these winter birds and what we might do to attract them to our feeders. | |
| Class 10 More Winter Birding and a Celebration of the Birds of Santa Fe |
Thursday, December 17, 6:30-8:30 pm Saturday, December 19, 8:30-10:30 am |
| We may need to learn about some other birds we passed over earlier during this class. We will play some bird-brain games, and celebrate the beauty of winter and its birds—maybe even snowshoe, (if needed), on the Saturday walk looking for birds and their tracks. | |