Song Sparrow by Sally Stone, Audubon Photography Awards
Master Birder Program
Master Birder Winter 2019 Graduates. Photo by Melanie Furr.
Georgia Audubon is excited to offer our popular Master Birder Program again in fall of 2021. Registration will open for our Fall 2021 course on July 15. This year, we will have two co-horts in the Atlanta area.
The fall program will consist of virtual webinars on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and in-person Saturday field trips at birding hot spots. Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 will have separate field trips.
The fall program will begin on Tuesday, October 12 and run through Saturday, November 20, with virtual classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and field trips on Saturday, Oct. 16, 23, 30, and Nov. 6, followed by graduation on November 20.
Please note that you must be a current Georgia Audubon member to register for Master Birder.
If program fee or membership cost is a burden, please apply for our Georgia Audubon Scholarship.
Course content includes classification and identification of birds, birding equipment, bird songs and calls, attracting birds and backyard wildlife habitat, anatomy and physiology, bird ecology, bird behavior, flight and migration, and bird conservation. Upon graduation, Master Birders are encouraged to complete annual volunteer service for Georgia Audubon or their local Audubon chapter to receive added membership benefits such as early registration opportunities and discounted event fees.
The course schedule for the Fall Class is as follows:
Tuesday, Oct 12 — Virtual Orientation
Thursday, Oct 14 — Bird ID and eBird (Virtual)
Saturday, Oct 16 — Cohort 1 Field trip (George Pierce Park)
Saturday, Oct 16 —Cohort 2 (Field Trip TBD)
Tuesday, Oct 19 and Thursday, Oct. 21 — Bird Behavior, etc. (Virtual)
Saturday, Oct 23 — Cohort 1 Field trip (EL Huie)
Saturday, Oct. 23 — Cohort 2 Field trip (Dawson Forest)
Tuesday, Oct 26 and Thursday, Oct. 28 — Bird Songs/Birding by Ear (Virtual)
Saturday, Oct 30 — Cohort 1 Field trip (Dawson Forest)
Sunday, Oct. 31 — Cohort 2 Field trip (PANO banding station)
Tuesday, Nov 2 and Thursday, Nov 4 — Ecology, Conservation (Virtual)
Saturday, Nov 6 — Cohort 1 Field trip (PANO banding station)
Saturday, Nov. 6 — Cohort 2 Field trip (EL Huie)
Tuesday, Nov 9 and Thursday, Nov 11 — Anatomy, Physiology, Migration (Virtual)
Saturday, Nov 20 — Graduation lunch
A program fee of $450 includes lectures and guided walks, a field guide, a comprehensive binder of information, and a graduation luncheon. Throughout the year, Master Birders may be offered early bird or discounted registration for workshops. You will be added to the Georgia Audubon Master Birder ListServ and Facebook group, which act as a means of communication and of sharing knowledge.
Please email Melanie Furr, Director of Education, if you have questions or call 678.973.2437.
Both Cohorts of the Fall Master Birder class are now full. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list, please proceed with the registration process. If a space opens up, we will contact you to see if you are still interested and collect payment at that time.
The fall program will consist of virtual webinars on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and in-person Saturday field trips at birding hot spots. Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 will have separate field trips.
The fall program will begin on Tuesday, October 12 and run through Saturday, November 20, with virtual classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and field trips on Saturday, Oct. 16, 23, 30, and Nov. 6, followed by graduation on November 20.
Please note that you must be a current Georgia Audubon member to register for Master Birder.
If program fee or membership cost is a burden, please apply for our Georgia Audubon Scholarship.
Course content includes classification and identification of birds, birding equipment, bird songs and calls, attracting birds and backyard wildlife habitat, anatomy and physiology, bird ecology, bird behavior, flight and migration, and bird conservation. Upon graduation, Master Birders are encouraged to complete annual volunteer service for Georgia Audubon or their local Audubon chapter to receive added membership benefits such as early registration opportunities and discounted event fees.
The course schedule for the Fall Class is as follows:
Tuesday, Oct 12 — Virtual Orientation
Thursday, Oct 14 — Bird ID and eBird (Virtual)
Saturday, Oct 16 — Cohort 1 Field trip (George Pierce Park)
Saturday, Oct 16 —Cohort 2 (Field Trip TBD)
Tuesday, Oct 19 and Thursday, Oct. 21 — Bird Behavior, etc. (Virtual)
Saturday, Oct 23 — Cohort 1 Field trip (EL Huie)
Saturday, Oct. 23 — Cohort 2 Field trip (Dawson Forest)
Tuesday, Oct 26 and Thursday, Oct. 28 — Bird Songs/Birding by Ear (Virtual)
Saturday, Oct 30 — Cohort 1 Field trip (Dawson Forest)
Sunday, Oct. 31 — Cohort 2 Field trip (PANO banding station)
Tuesday, Nov 2 and Thursday, Nov 4 — Ecology, Conservation (Virtual)
Saturday, Nov 6 — Cohort 1 Field trip (PANO banding station)
Saturday, Nov. 6 — Cohort 2 Field trip (EL Huie)
Tuesday, Nov 9 and Thursday, Nov 11 — Anatomy, Physiology, Migration (Virtual)
Saturday, Nov 20 — Graduation lunch
A program fee of $450 includes lectures and guided walks, a field guide, a comprehensive binder of information, and a graduation luncheon. Throughout the year, Master Birders may be offered early bird or discounted registration for workshops. You will be added to the Georgia Audubon Master Birder ListServ and Facebook group, which act as a means of communication and of sharing knowledge.
Please email Melanie Furr, Director of Education, if you have questions or call 678.973.2437.
Both Cohorts of the Fall Master Birder class are now full. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list, please proceed with the registration process. If a space opens up, we will contact you to see if you are still interested and collect payment at that time.
