Beginning birding class at Hoquiam Library

April 8, sponsored by the GH Audubon Society

Grays Harbor Audubon Society will offer a beginning birding program at its Sunday, April 8, program meeting. Burt Guttman, professor emeritus of ornithology at The Evergreen State College, will present and has held beginning birding classes for Black Hills Audubon Society, including two half-day field trips.

Burt Guttman grew up in Minneapolis, Minn., watching birds and other creatures, learning to love the natural world. After graduating from the University of Minnesota, he earned a Ph.D. at the University of Oregon for research in molecular biology. He joined the faculty of The Evergreen State College in 1972 and enjoyed teaching and learning with students in its inter-disciplinary atmosphere, retiring formally in 2002. He has written or co-written six books on biological subjects, including Finding Your Wings in the Peterson Field Guide Series. This volume is an introduction to the art and pleasure of birding.

The program will be presented at the Hoquiam Library Meeting Room (420 7th St., Hoquiam) on Sunday, April 8, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Learn or hone skills as a confident birder in bird-rich Western Washington. Everyone will become more observant birders, enriching their life-long birding experiences. Refreshments will be served.

For additional information, email Jan Strong at janet.strong4@gmail.com or call (360) 495-3950.