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Young Beginning Birders with Bryce Hardway & Jim Giocomo (12 to 18 years)

  • Sunday, April 27, 2014
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Refuge Headquarters
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  • 12 registrants

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ABCYoung Beginning Birders

Birds are fascinating creatures to study because of their accessibility, their vitality, and their extraordinary life strategies. Furthermore, birds are great teachers that give us insight into the natural world around us. In this workshop we will focus on how to unlock that world by learning strategies for how to find, identify, and observe birds. First we will review the tools of the trade that we can use to identify a bird. Then we will go on a walk to see what we can find!

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Bryce HardwayBRYCE HARDWAY

Bryce is a 15-year-old freshman at Lago Vista High School. Since he was young, Bryce was always interested in nature however a trip to Plum Island in Newburyport, MA hooked him on birding for good.

Bryce has birded in the Central Texas area extensively since moving here in 2011. He has also been to the mountains of West Texas, spring migration in Brazoria County, Port Aransas, South Padre Island and the Far South Texas area. He has also been a part of 5 Christmas Bird Counts. He went to 2 in Austin, 2 at Balcones Canyonlands NWR, and 1 at Granger Lake. During those CBC’s his group has found amazing birds such as Mountain Bluebird, Green-tailed Towhee, and American Woodcock.

Bryce enjoys birding with his dad and travelling all over Texas to see new species. In his spare time he also plays basketball, baseball, and football. He also is a straight A student. Bryce will continue birding while trying to get a career in the birding field.

JIM GIOCOMO

Jim is the Coordinator of the Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture (OPJV), for the American Bird Conservancy.  Jim earned a BS in Biology Millersville University of Pennsylvania, an MS in Ecology from the Pennsylvania State University, and a PhD in Natural Resources from the University of Tennessee. His work focused on songbird productivity in forest and grassland settings.  Species monitored included Ovenbirds and Wood Thrush in Pennsylvania (8 years), and Henslow’s Sparrows, Grasshopper Sparrows, Field Sparrows, Bachman’s Sparrows, Dickcissels, and Eastern Meadowlarks at Fort Campbell Army Base working in the drop zones used for training by the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division (7 years). Jim has also worked for Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Audubon Pennsylvania, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

American Birding Conservancy

American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is a 501(c)(3), not-for profit organization whose mission is to conserve native birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.  ABC is the only U.S.-based group with a major focus on bird habitat conservation throughout the entire Americas. ABC acts across the full spectrum of threats to birds to safeguard the rarest bird species, restore habitats, and reduce threats, unifying and strengthening the bird conservation movement.
ABC advances bird conservation through direct action and by finding and engaging the people and groups needed to succeed, regardless of their political, economic, or social point of view. ABC seeks innovative, fair solutions to difficult issues. ABC aspires to lead bird conservation by analyzing issues using the best available science; facilitating networks and partnerships; sharing information; developing and implementing collaborative strategies; and establishing measurable outputs.

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