Backyard Birds in Winter: Survival, Feeding & Identification

Discover how backyard birds survive the Ottawa winter and learn how to prepare your feeding station for the colder months! Backyard Birds in Winter: Survival, Feeding & Identification Discover how backyard birds survive the Ottawa winter and learn how to prepare your feeding station for the colder months! Explore the amazing adaptations and survival strategies that help our backyard birds endure winter. Learn how to prepare your feeding station to maximize your birdwatching enjoyment while supporting birds through the toughest season. In this hands-on workshop, we'll examine different feeders, seeds, and other bird foods, along with tips for feeder placement, bird safety, and winter bird bath care. Then, sharpen your bird ID skills by learning to use the free Merlin Bird ID app, discover how to record sightings with eBird, and get hands-on experience trying different styles of Vortex Optics binoculars. Get your backyard winter-ready and enjoy the excitement of feathered visitors from the comfort of your cozy home! Patty McLaughlin BSc, MSc, is the Community Ambassador at Wild Birds Unlimited and Education Program Manager at the Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre, where she has years of hands-on experience caring for wild birds and sharing her passion for backyard birding. A lifelong Ottawa bird enthusiast, she loves teaching people how to attract, observe, and care for birds, sharing practical tips on feeders, seeds, bird ID, and citizen science, and inspiring a deeper connection with nature. Her talks are full of fun, hands-on learning and encouragement for anyone who wants to begin birding! NOTES: a) Workshops are transferable to another person and only refundable if we have people on the waiting list who can take your spot. Please make sure this date works with your schedule. b) Member-rate tickets are reserved for current Ottawa Tool Library members. If a non-member registers at the member rate, we will follow up to collect the price difference plus a $15 administrative fee. c) If you are registering for a young person, please note that children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult with a ticket for the same workshop. Children under the age of 13 are not permitted in many of our workshops (other than Tinkering School and some demo nights). Please reach out to us if you have questions about the person you wish to buy a ticket for BEFORE you purchase a ticket: [email protected].