Fall Warbler ID Workshops 2022 – great opportunity to refresh you identification skills ♿

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Fall Warbler ID online Workshop Series ♿

3 SUNDAY EVENINGS: August 21, 28, September 4

Fall warbler migration is the best time of year to find a good variety of warblers in Canada.

The abundance of warblers reaches a peak during fall migration when the number of adult birds is augmented by numerous immatures. Warblers generally allow us only a short glimpse of their beautiful colours before they return to hide out of sight within the dense vegetation. Before each migration season, birders need to brush up on their warbler field marks so that they can identify them quickly.

Join birding expert Stan Shadick for a 3-part series of online Warbler ID workshops via zoom designed to help you learn to identify warblers and vireos quickly. The 90 minute zoom workshops will review the many important field marks and other tips needed to accurately identify warblers and vireos in their varied plumages according to their age and sex.

During spring and summer months, most singing birds were in adult male plumage. Now during fall migration, we see just as many females and even more immature plumages.

Birding by Ear Workshop helps you learn to identify bird songs.
Blackburnian Warbler by Nick Saunders

The first Warbler ID workshop will focus on a dozen warbler species that leave the boreal forest and appear in the prairies and elsewhere in Canada mainly during the latter half of August.

The second Warbler ID workshop will be devoted to another dozen warbler species that regularly migrate through the prairies and elsewhere in Canada during September.

The third Warbler ID workshop will focus on 4 species of vireos that appear in September plus a variety of exciting rare warbler species that might appear late in the migration season.

The species to be covered are regularly seen in all Canadian provinces east of the Rocky Mountains. In case you need to miss a workshop, they will be recorded so that you may view them again anytime during the following week or two.

An optional bonus outdoor session in Saskatoon will involve a 1-hour walk through the Forestry Farm Park in a habitat where many warblers and vireos are often found. Park entrance fees apply. Please wear a mask and follow physical distancing during the walk. Maximum number of participants in this bonus outdoor session determined by Saskatchewan COVID regulations.

This workshop also makes a great birthday gift, retirement gift, graduation gift or anniversary gift for the birding enthusiast in your family.

♿ These workshops are considered wheel-chair friendly because you may listen to them from your home. The optional outdoor session is wheel-chair accessible providing you can maneuver over level grass terrain.

Warbler ID Workshop Fee

  • CAD $35 per person for each workshop
  • CAD $65 per person for entire series (a savings of $40).

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation Policy: Full refund will be given if cancelled before August 1, 2022. No refunds after that date.

Fall Warbler ID Workshop Registration

  • Email birdtours@sasktel.net or phone 306-652-5975 and provide your email address and phone number.
  • Please indicate whether you plan to attend the optional outdoor session in Saskatoon.
  • Payment required at time of registration using either option described below.

Payment Options

  • E-transfer. Payment may be made by e-transfer payable to Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation and emailed to
    LSWR@sasktel.net.
  • Credit Card. Please phone us at 306-652-5975 if you prefer to use a credit card.

REGISTRATION FORM

RESERVATIONS for Fall Warbler Workshops: Please complete and submit the following form or email us your full name(s), mailing address, email address and requested tour dates.

E-mail: birdtours@sasktel.net
Phone: 306-652-5975

Payment may be made by e-transfer payable to Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation and emailed to LSWR@sasktel.net

All fees support Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation.

Use landline if you don’t have a cell phone.
Mailing address needed for tax receipt.
Cost: $35 for 1 event; $65 for 2 or more events.
Smoking is allowed only inside your own personal vehicle. No smoking is permitted outside during birding stops or hikes.

If you do not hear back from us within 24 hours, then please email: birdtours@sasktel.net or phone 306-652-5975.

Workshop Leader: Stan Shadick. Click for more information about your warbler identification workshop leader.

Fall Warbler ID Workshop Schedule

Warbler ID Workshop 1. Early Fall Warbler Migrants

Online Workshop: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Sunday, August 21, 2022
Warbler species:  Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Connecticut, Mourning, MacGillivray’s, American Redstart, Blackburnian, Yellow, Townsend’s, Black-throated Green, Wilson’s and Canada warblers.

Warbler ID Workshop 2. Late Fall Warbler Migrants

Online Workshop: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Sunday, August 28, 2022
Warbler species:  Black-and-white, Tennessee, Orange-crowned, Nashville, Common Yellowthroat, Cape May, Magnolia, Bay-breasted, Chestnut-sided, Blackpoll, Palm and Yellow-rumped warblers.

Optional Warbler ID Field Trip in Saskatoon

9:00 am – 10:30 am. Tuesday, August 30, 2022
We will go for a walk in Saskatoon`s Forestry Farm Park to look for warblers. Your guide will point out the field marks of the warblers we observe.
Please follow any public health recommendations about outdoor mask use.

Workshop 3. Vireos and Rare Warblers

Online Workshop: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Sunday, September 4, 2022
Vireo species: Blue-headed, Philadelphia, Red-eyed and Warbling vireos.
Rare Warbler species:  Hooded,  Northern Parula, Black-throated Blue, Pine and Prairie warblers.

Warbler Walking Tour
Canada Warbler by Nick Saunders

PREVIOUS WORKSHOP TESTIMONIAL

Both my mom and I really enjoyed the [Birding by Ear]workshop series. It’s the first time either of us has felt like we could fit birds and their songs into a framework to remember rather than placing it in a jumbled, confusing heap of facts that slip away almost immediately. You made it very accessible! (E.M. Saskatoon May 2021)

PRIVATE WARBLER TOURS AVAILABLE

Stan Shadick also offers private warbler walking tours for individuals and families to parks in Saskatoon. During these fall migration morning tours, we seek out warblers and other songbirds. Click here for details.

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