OktoberFOREST Pub Talk: Birds of Fall with Woody Wheeler at Cairn Brewing

Join bird expert and North Creek Forest enthusiast, Woody Wheeler, on an exploration of North Creek Forest's bird communities! A unique and not-to-be-missed special event in celebration of OktoberFOREST!

Birds of Fall

A look at some of the birds you can expect to find in this area in the coming months. I will discuss the worldwide phenomenon of birding, bird identification tips and sounds, as well as good locations to go birding. There will even be a few quiz questions just for fun.

Woody Wheeler is a Master Birder, a Certified Interpretive Guide and the owner of Conservation Catalyst, a birding and natural history firm. He previously worked for The Nature Conservancy, Audubon Society, Seattle Parks Foundation and as a guide for
Naturalist Journeys. Connecting people with nature is his passion, and he does so by guiding birding and natural history trips, classes, presentations, and through his book Look Up! Birds and Other Natural Wonders Just Outside Your Window. He led tours for Naturalist Journeys and still does for private clients. Recent Tours include: Antarctica, Cuba, SE Alaska, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Big Bend National Park in Texas, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem; and Washington
State’s Olympic Peninsula.

Woody holds Environmental Studies and Geography degrees from Western Washington University, he studied Ornithology at University of Washington, took the Master Birding Class at Seattle Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bird Biology Class. He
believes that learning about nature should be engaging, inclusive and fun.

Have a beer and support the forest! Enjoy the limited-edition Spruce Hugger, a Red IPA brewed with wild-harvested spruce tips! By the pint, growler and 16oz can. $1/pint and 16oz can goes to Friends of North Creek Forest.

Come join us!

More about #OktoberForest: OktoberForest’s intent is to raise awareness and donations for U.S. forest restoration. Cairn Brewing will bring their OktoberForest participation to the community with a partnership to benefit the mature forest North Creek Forest, located on 64 acres of land just north of downtown Bothell. North Creek Forest is part of the Sammamish River watershed.

https://www.friendsnorthcreekforest.org/