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Birding and Beyond Spring 2020
Sherry Manison 7sherrym@gmail.com # 269-487-7074
Location -- Love Creek is home base, but will be going to different locations
Thursdays 9:30 - 11:30 AM
Grades K-12 Parents are requested to accompany pre-teen children.
Birding and Beyond is a great introduction to the world of nature. Our main focus will be on birds, but we will also notice other flora and fauna around us. Students will learn to be more aware of the birds around them, particularly around their own homes. We will learn to recognize birds in the wild using their common names, and develop a familiarity with their habits and habitats, and with bird families, identifying features of birds, and some basic bird anatomy. We will practice tuning in to bird sounds, recognizing that learning the songs of birds can help us identify them.
Studying birds and being outside to observe them will open doors for other nature areas. In the spring, one class will be devoted to learning about spring wildflowers.
Birds are more active in the mornings and evenings. Therefore, we will meet from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. on nine Thursdays during the semester. Love Creek will be home base, the site of our first class as well as a few other classes, but we will also go birding at different spots around the county.
Class content will be adjusted according to the level and interest of the students.
Required Materials: Bring your own binoculars (8x42 or 10x42 are most common), and dress for the outdoors, including bug spray later in the spring. A field guide is handy, but not required. A Michigan recreational passport is recommended, as we will be going to Warren Dunes.
Schedule for Birding and Beyond
Note: The Spring Flower class may change dates with another outing, as it will depend on when the flowers are blooming.
Note: Hopefully we won’t have any snow days on our winter outings! If we do, we will add another class to our schedule on an unscheduled Thursday. Our first class must be sometime in January.
Syllabus
*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.
Teacher of Record: Tom Hurst
Sherry Manison 7sherrym@gmail.com # 269-487-7074
Location -- Love Creek is home base, but will be going to different locations
Thursdays 9:30 - 11:30 AM
Grades K-12 Parents are requested to accompany pre-teen children.
Birding and Beyond is a great introduction to the world of nature. Our main focus will be on birds, but we will also notice other flora and fauna around us. Students will learn to be more aware of the birds around them, particularly around their own homes. We will learn to recognize birds in the wild using their common names, and develop a familiarity with their habits and habitats, and with bird families, identifying features of birds, and some basic bird anatomy. We will practice tuning in to bird sounds, recognizing that learning the songs of birds can help us identify them.
Studying birds and being outside to observe them will open doors for other nature areas. In the spring, one class will be devoted to learning about spring wildflowers.
Birds are more active in the mornings and evenings. Therefore, we will meet from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. on nine Thursdays during the semester. Love Creek will be home base, the site of our first class as well as a few other classes, but we will also go birding at different spots around the county.
Class content will be adjusted according to the level and interest of the students.
Required Materials: Bring your own binoculars (8x42 or 10x42 are most common), and dress for the outdoors, including bug spray later in the spring. A field guide is handy, but not required. A Michigan recreational passport is recommended, as we will be going to Warren Dunes.
Schedule for Birding and Beyond
- January 16 — Introduction to Birding (Class at Love Creek and Berrien Springs)
- February 20 — Winter Birds (Love Creek, Berrien Springs area)
- March 5 — Ducks -- Dabblers & Divers (Silver Beach)
- March 19 — Ducks, Gulls, and Shorebirds (New Buffalo Beach and Three Oaks Ponds)
- April 2 — Early Migrants (Floral Lane — the north part of Warren Dunes)
- April 16 — Spring Migrants (Warren Dunes)
- April 30 — Spring Flowers (Love Creek)
- May 7 — Habitats (Sarett Nature Center)
- May 28 — Nesting Birds (Love Creek)
Note: The Spring Flower class may change dates with another outing, as it will depend on when the flowers are blooming.
Note: Hopefully we won’t have any snow days on our winter outings! If we do, we will add another class to our schedule on an unscheduled Thursday. Our first class must be sometime in January.
Syllabus
*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.
Teacher of Record: Tom Hurst