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"Beaverhill Bird Observatory near Tofield, Alberta, is seeking applicants for their second Geoff Holroyd Young Ornithologists' Workshop. After a great response from the trial Workshop in 2016. BBO is extending the offer to include student applicants from outside of Alberta. The Workshop will again run the week prior to the Doug Tarry Young Ornithologist program at Long Point should a student wish to attend both as occurred last year.

The Beaverhill Bird Observatory’s Geoff Holroyd Young Ornithologists’ Workshop is a week-long workshop to provide teenagers interested in birds with a practical, working knowledge and aesthetic appreciation of birds and their conservation. The Workshop will run from Sunday, July 30 to Saturday, August 5, 2017. Up to 8 participants, ages 15-18 years, will be selected. They will be provided with the opportunity to learn bird banding and identification skills from experienced ornithologists at our field research station east of Tofield, Alberta. While applicants do not have to be top notch birders, they have to share a keen interest in birds and conservation. The BBO will cover all direct costs of the workshop including food, travel for field trips, and professional instruction, but recipients are responsible for their transportation to and from the banding station, tents and sleeping bags. Tents are available for loan if applicants cannot bring their own.

Participants will be immersed in the daily, hands on work of field ornithology while they learn about the BBO’s migration monitoring program and MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) sites and participate in the running of a banding lab. They will improve their bird identification while being trained in the skills and art of handling and banding birds, aging and sexing techniques, bird behaviour and the life histories and conservation concerns of species. The students will also learn about bats, butterflies and other wildlife. The students will be tenting and sharing camp duties, another necessary skill for a field biologist. Field trips to surrounding areas and talks by experts on natural history topics will be offered in the afternoons and evenings."


Info and how to apply here:

http://beaverhillbirds.com/programs/you ... -workshop/

http://beaverhillbirds.com/media/1609/yo-app-2017.pdf

Also, applications are now open for the Doug Tarry Young Ornithologists Workshop and Young Ornithologists Internships at Long Point in Ontario. Several Young Birders in the BCFO Young Birder Program have completed workshops at Long Point and loved it!

Links to apply for both are here:

http://www.birdscanada.org/longpoint/?targetpg=lpboyow

Cheers,
Mel

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