The following classes are sponsored by the SCVAS Education Committee. To register please call the office at (408) 252-3740. All cancellations require 72-hour prior notification for refunds.

"Shorebirds of San Francisco Bay" with Bob Power.
Friday September 24 9:00AM - 2:00PM
Location: Hayward Regional Shoreline, Winton Ave Staging Area,
Cost: $25 members; $30 non-members
From instantly identifiable to perpetually perplexing, we'll look at the common and uncommon shorebirds of the San Francisco Bay, spending more time on the trickier sandpipers and dowitchers whose basic plumage causes moaning and groaning. The field trip will be a leisurely and flat stroll to Oro Loma Marsh, where we'll be putting our identification skills to work.

"Winter Birding California's Central Valley" with Lisa Myer.
Monday November 1 & 11/8, 11/15 (classes); Sat's 11/6 & 11/13 (field trips)
Location: McClellan Ranch Park, Cupertino (classes); Local & Central Valley Hot Spots (field trips).
Cost: $70/members; $80/non-members.
This class will focus on the many beautiful species that flock to California?s Central Valley each winter - from swans, geese and ducks to the wintering cranes, raptors and passerines. Beginning birders are most welcome as well as any who wish to bone up on their wintering species.