Time to see who's at the Reservoir and Pinetum! Join Carine Mitchell, WBF member, educator, and avid birder, for a walk in Central Park’s Ramble to see woodpeckers, flycatchers, thrushes, nesting vireos and robins, and late migrating warblers. Expect to see fledgling sparrows, blue jays, starlings, robins, and grackles being fed by their parents. We'll be...
Need to brush up on your bird photography skills? Join WBF and native New York photographer Charles Chessler for a fun couple of hours learning how best to capture the beautiful birds that visit and make Central Park their home. At 10 AM Charles will spend a half hour discussing some basic photographic concepts and best settings for bird photography. Then we'll head into the...
16881|http://www.wildbirdfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Fld-Sktch-CP-R-t-Hks-1024x782.jpeg|large Would you like to improve your bird drawings? Learn to go from field sketch to final illustration in this primer from artist Alan Messer. The class will help with field identification and perfecting notations for finished works. Bring a #2 pencil and a sketch pad or copy paper with a clipboard. Handouts on bird...
Join WBF and New York ecologist Kaitlyn Parkins for an introductory presentation about bats at WBF Clinic, followed by a guided bat walk through Central Park. We hope to hear them with echo location, see them in flight and discuss their important role in our planet's ecosystem. Kaitlyn's research and education biography can be found...
Due to the stormy weather experienced on August 18, this event has been moved to August 19 at 7:30 PM. Join WBF and New York ecologist Kaitlyn Parkins for an introductory presentation about bats at WBF Clinic, followed by a guided bat walk through Central Park. We hope to hear them with echo location, see...