Field Trip 2 - Seattle Naturalists Intro Natural World Course - Center for Urban Horticulture

There are a couple of tasks to complete prior to this field trip. 

1 Binoculars

-Please contact me if you need binoculars. I’ll do my best to find you a pair to borrow.

-Set your binoculars to your face and vision. These are simple adjustments that really help improve the viewing. There are a few YouTube videos that can help you set your binoculars. I like this one  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Su5b1cNpU&t=203s

2 Merlin App

-Download the FREE Merlin App to your phone or tablet. Be sure to add the  US: West Coast bird pack while you have a good connection to WiFi. These are large files that take a while to download.

Trip 

After introductions we will discuss using the bird apps, Merlin & eBird in the field. After our discussion expect to spend approximately 2-3 hours wandering the trails, looking for birds and listening to their calls and song. We will practice looking at key characteristics like shape, size, color patterns, sound and behaviors and use the Merlin app and or bird guidebook to identify species. 

We will walk together in a group at a slow pace and stop often to listen and search for birds.

Post Trip

You will receive a list of birds we identified. For those people that have an eBird account, you will also receive a link to upload the list to your account.