Presented for the past 22 years by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, the series of course lectures and field trips covers the identification, life histories and behavior of spring migrants and resident birds of the Cayuga Lake area. Cornell students can arrange for course credit if enrolled by Feb. 7.
Enrollment is limited to ensure small field groups.
Wednesday evening lectures with slides and audio recordings are presented by Stephen W. Kress, a National Audubon Society biologist who is stationed at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, and by other laboratory staff members. Saturday field trips to local habitats, such as Sapsucker Woods and the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, also are led by Kress and laboratory staffers. Two optional, overnight field trips to Arnot Forest in Cayuta, N.Y., and to New Jersey's Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge also are offered at additional cost. You can learn a lot about these birds from the multimedia lectures, but there's nothing like habitat visits with experienced guides to understand what these birds are all about.