Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Advanced Bird ID – Watching Warblers
Watching warblers is a truly satisfying experience. This presentation will focus on characteristics, behaviors, and other clues for the identification of warblers and will be useful for the expert and beginner alike. Both visual and audio presentations of these diverse birds will enchant you and help with your identification skills. You may also want to sign up for Homer’s warbler field trip on Friday.
Cost: $30
Speaker: Homer Hansen President, Wings Over Willcox
Homer Hansen, the author of the G.I.S.S. Series bird identification guides, has been bird watching in the southwest since 1995. He especially enjoys the challenges and learning posed by the difficult groups of birds and continues to learn about the secrets to bird identification. Homer is a native of Willcox, Arizona. He feels fortunate to have grown up surrounded by Sandhill Cranes in winter and Cassin’s sparrows in summer. Homer has presented numerous workshops on sparrows, raptors, flycatchers, warblers, and bird ecology and is the course instructor for the Tucson Audubon Society’s Moving to Mastery birding workshops. He is also a regular presenter and trip leader for other Arizona birding festivals. Homer earned his B.S. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona and now is the president and owner of Aplomado Environmental LLC, providing services to characterize and remove contaminants from soil and groundwater.
Location: Cottonwood Community Clubhouse
805 N Main St, Cottonwood, AZ 86326
Part of the Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival
- Audience: Adult, Teens (14 - 18 years), Tweens (9 - 13 years)
- Genre: Field Sciences
- Type: Exhibit/Presentation, Expo/Festival