Intro to Birding

Do you enjoy watching birds in your own backyard? Do you find birds interesting and beautiful? Would you like to move beyond casual birding and develop more expertise in looking at birds, categorizing birds, and recognizing common birds—and perhaps even develop bird watching into an engaging hobby?

If so, then this class is for you!

Join us for Introduction to Birding, where you'll discover how to refine your birdwatching skills and enhance your understanding of these fascinating creatures. This class will prepare you for fieldwork by teaching you what to observe and how to use essential birding tools effectively.

Learn tools, tips, and techniques from avid Audubon birders and Alamo Chapter Texas Master Naturalists, Tom and Patsy Inglet, that will allow you to build your birding skills. From how to find birds to the tools and clues that will help you identify them, this workshop will provide the information and field practice that you need to help you get started in birding. 

When: October 10 from 9am - 11am
Where: The Cibolo Nature Center Auditorium - 140 City Park Rd, Boerne, Texas 78006
Bring: Binoculars and a Bird Field Guide, if you have them.
Dress: Long pants, dull colors, walking shoes, and a hat. Insect repellent and sunscreen are encouraged.

Join us and let us help you find your wings as a birder!

Meet Your Guides: Tom & Patsy Inglet

Tom and Patsy Inglet are native Texans originally from the Houston area, although they lived and worked 25 years overseas. They “retired” to the San Antonio area in 1999 and started their new career as “professional volunteers.” 

Birds started as a volunteer interest, but they have now become a passion and a focus of their educational and conservation efforts and recreational activities and travels. They have traveled to every continent to see as many birds as possible, banded birds in the field, monitored birds in the nest, and taught many children and adults the basics of birding. They are proud Bird Nerds and work to conserve the birds they love by engaging more people in birding. 

Patsy & Tom are: 

• Texas Master Naturalists (Class 8) in the Alamo Chapter. Tom and Patsy have both earned the 10,000-hour pin for their volunteer work. They teach the Bird Class for the Alamo Area and Lindheimer Chapters. 
• Active members of Bexar Audubon Society (Patsy is on the board and is the current Education & Engagement Chair). 
• Supporters of National Audubon Society (NAS), Texas Ornithological Society (TOS), American Bird Conservancy (ABC), American Birding Association (ABA), and Cornell Lab of Ornithology (CLO)—all organizations with a focus on birds and their conservation. 

Re-connecting people of all ages with nature, via birds, and helping to conserve our natural habitats for the benefit of both birds and people have become top priorities for Patsy and Tom.