Events and Activities : Building Better Birders Workshop April 13, 2024

Registration for all events is required by visiting https://www.mycountyparks.com/County/Benton.aspx unless otherwise stated.

Building Better Birders

April 13th, 7AM-3:00PM at Nature Center; $20/ per bird house
Benton County Conservation is hosting a Building Better Birders Workshop where bird watchers, "birders," will learn the basics about birding and have a chance to put their knowledge into practice. This is the FINAL Building Better Birder workshop hosted by Benton County Conservation. To learn more about other workshops, visit: https://buildingbetterbirders.com.

Registration is required by April 5th, 2024 by visiting https://www.mycountyparks.com/County/Benton.aspx. If you would like to attend and NOT build a bluebird house, please call us at 319-472-4942 or email info@bentoncountyparks.com to register.

Come for the whole workshop, or just a portion! 
7:00 - 9:00 Welcome at Wildcat Bluff Boat Ramp and birding
9:00 - 10:45 travel / bird at Edna Shein Fen Wildlife Area
10:45 - 12:30  travel to Nature Center / Intro to Wetland bird species presentation
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 Build Bluebird boxes 
2:30 - 3:00 Questions and wrap up
Building Better Birders Workshop will be conducted by Kelly McKay (BioEco Research and Monitoring Center), with assistance from Mark Roberts (Clinton County Conservation), Brian Ritter & James Wiebler (Nahant Marsh Ed. Center). Funding for this workshop was provided by the Resource Enhancement and Protection - Conservation Education Program (REAP-CEP).