Botanical Gardens to hold bird migration workshop

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

The UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens is sponsoring the workshop “Fall Bird Migration with Jeff Thomas” on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 14-15.

Participants in this two-day course will examine the lives of birds during the fall migratory season. Topics will include identification of migrants and non-migrants; energetics of migration; behavioral patterns; and habitat characteristics. 

Friday’s session will meet from 6 to 9 p.m.; Saturday’s workshop is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is $81. To register, email Esther Carrasco at ecarras1@uncc.edu.