Join local and national birding experts for the 2017 Southwest Florida Birding Seminar, a two-day event exploring the science and value of birds in Southwest Florida and beyond.
Day 1 – Friday, February 10 (Field trips)
- Field Trip 1: Photographing birds instructional workshop at Harns Marsh, 8-10 am
- Field Trip 2: CREW Bird Rookery Swamp tour, 8-10 am
- Field Trip 3: San Carlos Bay – Bunche Beach Preserve bird-watching tour, 4-5 pm
- Field Trip 4: Estero Bay wading bird boat tour, 2-4:30 pm. (Registration for this field trip is FULL)
View detailed field trip descriptions. Participants must be registered for the seminar to attend field trips.
Day 2 – Saturday, February 11, 8:30 am – 4 pm (Seminar)
Speaker presentations at Florida SouthWestern State College, indoors. Lunch will be catered. Please pack a sweater or jacket for comfort. Seminar is in Building U, first floor.
Speakers
- Gina Kent, Research Ecologist & Coordinator, Avian Research & Conservation Institute
- Andrea Pereyra, Great Florida Birding & Wildlife Trail
- Kat Harris, Florida Shorebird Alliance Biologist, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Adam DiNuovo, Shorebird Monitoring and Stewardship Project Manager, Audubon Florida
- Adam Kent, Florida Ornithological Society
- Kara Lefevre, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University
- Steve Shattler, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Kathryn Sieving, Ph.D., Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, University of Florida
For more information or questions, please call 239-533-8833 1-239-533-8833 or contact Kitty Tyler: [email protected].
