Learn How to Get Started in Birding at Court House Library
03/12/2008 - 8:00p.m. to 03/12/2008 - 9:00p.m.
Educational
Cape May Court House Library
30 Mechanic St.
Cape May Court House, 08210
Phone: 609-463-6350
Contact name: Cape May County Library
Price:
A program presented by Don Freiday of the Cape May Bird Observatory at the Main Branch of the Library will help you get started in bird watching. The program will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12 at the library located at 30 Mechanic Street in Cape May Court House.
Find out why bird watching is the nation’s fastest growing outdoor activity and learn how to enjoy this leisure recreation. The program will cover how to choose and use binoculars, which bird field guide is best for you, and where and when to look for birds. The identification of Cape May’s ten most commonly seen birds will be covered, and participants will be able to find and identify others. A free checklist The Birds of Cape May County and a Cape May Birding Map will be available.
Don Freiday is the Director of Birding Programs for the New Jersey Audubon Society’s Cape May Bird Observatory. A graduate of Rutgers University, Freiday went on to teach undergraduate student Wildlife Ecology. He is the regional coordinator for the New Jersey Breeding Bird Atlas, member of the New Jersey Bird Records committee and on the executive board of the New Jersey Chapter of the Wildlife Society.
Additionally, Freiday is the co-author of two books: “A Precious Place, a Naturalist Explores New Jersey” and “Wild Journeys: Migration in New Jersey.
For more information please call 463-6350.
