Yukon Bird Club Winter Field Trips and Events FIELD TRIPS - Dress for the weather, wear appropriate footwear, bring a lunch or snack and binoculars. For more information or to arrange a ride call Wendy Nixon at 668-7572. Sunday 14 February. Tagish Birding Tour - Winter Edition! Helmut Grünberg leads you through a winter wonderland in search of Yukon's finest wintering waterfowl and with luck a triumvirate of chickadees. Meet at the Yukon Visitor Centre (2nd Avenue) at 10:00 am. Saturday 6 March. Winter Ptarmigan Quest! This easy-paced jaunt explores the scenic Fish Lake area in search of winter ptarmigan. Bring snowshoes, skis, or high winter boots, a lunch and dress for the weather. Meet at the Porter Creek Super A at 10:30 am. Leader: Cameron Eckert. Wednesday 14 April. Shrike Migration! This trip west along the Alaska Highway will go in search of Northern Shrikes and Mountain Bluebirds during their peak migration through southern Yukon. Meet at the Porter Creek Super A at 6:00 pm. Leader: Lee Kubica. Saturday 17 April. Waterbird Identification Workshop! The Yukon Bird Club and Renewable Resources Wildlife Viewing Program are hosting this field workshop which will explore the finer points of waterbird identification during the height of their migration at M'Clintock Bay. Meet at Swan Haven on M'Clintock Bay at 1:00 pm. WINTER EVENING EVENTS - All are welcome & bring a friend! Tuesday 2 March. Travels through Africa! Join photographer and world traveler Marten Berkman for a very special evening of images and stories from one of the world's most diverse natural areas - southern Africa. Meet at the Whitehorse Public Library at 7:00 pm. Thursday 11 March. What are bugs doing in Yukon forests! From the Spruce Bark Beetle that woodpeckers know and love, and beyond: Join forest entomologist Anne Savoie and learn about the quirky lives of bugs and how they shape our forests. Meet at the Whitehorse Public Library at 7:00 pm. Thursday 25 March. Australia's East Coast! This slide-illustrated presentation by Jim Hawkings will explore the unique and exceptional beauty of Australia's East Coast from Cairns to Melbourne. Meet at the Whitehorse Public Library at 7:00 pm. SPRING BIRD IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOPS Wednesday 7 April. A Bird in the Hand Identification Workshop! Pam Sinclair will present this very popular identification workshop which uses Yukon College's teaching collection of bird specimens. Meet at the Whitehorse Public Library at 7:00 pm. Wednesday 21 April. Spring Tune-Up! Wendy Nixon will present this workshop on bird song identification using a variety of audio tools. This "tuning" session will be geared for those who are just starting to learn songs, as well as the more experienced birders who want to brushing up for the return of songbirds. Meet at the Whitehorse Public Library at 7:00 pm. Thursday 29 April. Shorebird Identification Workshop! From the familiar Killdeer to the elusive Buff-breasted Sandpiper, there are few groups of birds as fascinating as shorebirds. This visually exquisite presentation by Cameron Eckert will help you make sense of their complicated plumages, unusual forms and extraordinary lifestyles. Meet at the Whitehorse Public Library at 7:00 pm. To Join the Yukon Bird Club: Send $10.00 payable to: Yukon Bird Club Box 31054 Whitehorse, YT, Canada Y1A 5P7