If you or anyone you know is interested in classes on beginning  
birding, here is a FREE opportunity!

Introduction to Birding Series- Part 1
When
Tue, June 22, 6pm – 8pm
Where
Cylburn Arboretum Mansion, Baltimore:  From I-83 take exit 10A-10B  
west (Northern Parkway).  Go 0.6 mile and turn left on Greenspring  
Avenue (light).  Then go 0.4 mile and turn left into Cylburn  
Arboretum.  Keep bearing left to parking for the Greenhouse.
Description
Three sessions in Series: June 22 (mansion), 24(greenhouse classroom),  
29 (greenhouse classroom) Time: 6-8 p.m Location: Cylburn Greenhouse  
Classroom and Mansion Instructor: Dr. David Thorndill, Baltimore Bird  
Club Did you know that 1 out of 4 people bird watch? -- More than golf  
and tennis combined! Join the many bird enthusiasts by learning how to  
observe and study our feathered friends. The Baltimore Bird Club and  
Cylburn Arboretum Association will be hosting a three-session  
“Introduction to Birding Workshop” for beginning birders at Cylburn.  
The first session will take advantage and use the bird collection in  
the Cylburn Nature Museum to identify common birds. How to use field  
guides and binoculars will also be discussed. There will be a bird  
walk at Cylburn during the second session, as well as a discussion on  
bird studies. Participants are invited to join Dr. Thorndill on  
Saturday, June 26th in White Marsh to observe Canadian Geese and  
Mallard Ducks and to go on a bird walk on the CCBC Essex campus to  
observe a bird banding project. The third session will continue with  
outdoor bird observations, and an overview of feeding birds and exotic  
bird locales. Your instructor will be Baltimore Bird Club member Dr.  
David Thorndill, Professor of Biology at the Community College of  
Baltimore County-Essex Campus. Check out Dr. Thorndill’s website at http://faculty.ccbcmd.edu/~dthornd1/ 
  . Please call 410-367-2217 to register. Limited to 24 participants.  
If you have binoculars, brint them with you. Free.