November 21-24, 2019
The Central Valley Bird Club will be hosting the 23rd annual Central Valley Birding Symposium Nov. 21-24, 2019, at the Stockton Hilton Hotel in Stockton, CA. The Great Central Valley, in the heart of California and the Pacific Flyway, is uniquely situated for excellent birding. Please join us as the CVBS again celebrates the best of birding in the Central Valley!
The CVBS kicks off with a delicious hors d’oeuvres buffet & no host bar on Thursday night, followed by one of our favorite keynotes, outstanding photographer, birder, and presenter, Ed Harper, with his program, “Simply in Awe of Birds”.
Friday night’s keynote program “The Language of Birds” will be presented by Nathan Pieplow, author of the Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds.
Saturday night’s keynote program, “The Genius of Birds” will be presented by acclaimed science and nature writer, Jennifer Ackerman. Learn how birds make and use their own sophisticated tools, teach one another new skills, exercise astonishing feats of memory, create works of art, navigate, communicate in ways that resemble language, and even pass along cultural traditions.
Informative and entertaining workshops include: “Subspecies for Birders” with Joe Morlan, “I Know It When I See It” by Jon Dunn, and an update on Central Valley bird conservation and research programs. Build your skills at workshops: Nature/Wildlife Photography and Photo Editing (Ben Knoot), Bird Sketching (René Reyes), Beginning Birding (Sal Salerno) and Carving (Jim Burcio).
Field trips, offered Friday, Saturday and Sunday, always turn up exciting birds. Add in the entertaining and educational Bird ID Panel, the wonderful selection of optics, art and gifts at the Birder’s Market plus the camaraderie of hundreds of like-minded folks, and you know you’ll have a good time! There’s something for everyone interested in birds. Come and join us to bird, learn, and just have fun!
To look over the schedule of events, go to: http://www.cvbirds.org/events/symposium/Registration begins September 6, 2019.CVBS Steering Committee
www.cvbirds.org
Linda Pittman