Introduction to Birding
Type:
Workshop
Program Area:
Citizen Science
Day/Time: Sunday, April 23 12:30 PM (60 minutes)
Location: Workshop Pavilion
Birding is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the United States, and it's rewarding for people of all ages and skill levels. Learn about birding equipment and gear, web sites, organizations and other resources. Find out how some birders are using technology like MP3 players and digital photography in the field to advance their hobby. Birding opens up a whole new world of enjoyment in the outdoors...find out how to get started in this 60-minute workshop with Lisa Myers of Let's Go Birding. If you have binoculars, feel free to bring them to learn how to properly adjust them. (If not, don't worry -- Lisa will include information about what to look for a good pair of binoculars and other birding optics!)Related site: http://www.letsgobirding.com/
Presented by
Lisa Myers
Founder
Let's Go Birding
Lisa Myers is a south Bay Area, California native. After receiving her bachelor's degree in communications from Chico State University, Lisa dedicated herself to her family's high school senior portrait business, Sanford & Myers Photo Graphic. Although not a photographer, Lisa proudly took care of everything else involved in running a successful business. After 29 years of providing photographic services to local high schools and creating 140,000 senior portraits, the family sold the studio after the death of founder & father J R Myers. Lisa then spent several years in the world of high tech marketing & sales. Eventually leaving high-tech provided the perfect opportunity to combine her family business experience with her corporate experience, and Lisa founded Let's Go Birding, providing opportunities for the beginning/intermediate adult birder to go birding in a non-intimidating atmosphere.Lisa also serves on the Board of Directors for the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory and works with Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris, a world-wide wildlife tour company.
