Birding is an increasingly popular activity, but sometimes it can be a bit intimidating to get started. Rich will cover why you might enjoy and benefit from birding, what birds to look for in your yard and nearby, and how eBird might help you get started.

Speaker Biography: Rich Howard has been birding since the early 1970’s at home and on all seven continents. He teaches Beginning Birding classes at Effie Yeaw Nature Center and elsewhere and co-leads Beginning Birding trips for Sacramento Audubon Society.