Build on your bird banding field skills in this advanced course! This course covers plumage, topography, molt terminology and strategies, and aging techniques. Participants also focus on banding ethics, handling, and MAPS Banding.

The lecture portion of this course takes place at JTNPA West in Old Town Yucca Valley.
The weekend field class is based at the Whitewater Preserve.
Participants must complete Beginning Bird Banding or receive instructor approval. Basic bird identification skills are helpful but not required.
No park pass is required.
No lodging, meals, or equipment are provided.
Participants are responsible for their own transportation. Carpooling is encouraged.

This class is leisurely. It requires less than 2 miles of walking with shade, seating, consistent terrain, and little to no elevation gain.

Photo credit: Desert Institute