Birdwatching classes to be held in La Junta

The focus on birds and birding has stimulated a local library in La Junta to offer free bird watching classes:

"Library hosting bird watching classes

By MIKE HARRIS - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 5:47 PM MST

There has been a lot of recent talk about bird watching and what it could mean for La Junta and the region in terms of tourism. With 675 native bird species in North America and out of those, approximately 400 of those species are found in six southeast Colorado counties.

It's for this reason that the Colorado Birding Trail is interested in this area and why there has been so much talk about bird watching lately.

For those who don't know much about bird watching, and would like to know more, Woodruff Memorial Library will be holding some classes on birding, and everyone interested is welcome to attend.

There will be two birding basics classes taught March 28 and April 6, covering common species in the area, and common migratory birds. There is also the possibility of a field experience class based on interest from the two classes.

Sandy Messick, library director said that the class has been planned for when migratory birds would be in the area.

“It has been requested many times that we specifically do a class on birding,” Messick. Messick added that there has been a lot of local interest in birding."

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