Youth Birding Mentor Program

Are you interested in honing your birding skills and teaching young people to love birding? This seven part certificate course will help you improve your ID skills, help you learn the skills needed to teach youth effectively, and provide training and opportunities for working with NJ Audubon as a Youth Birding Mentor.

Class Dates:

April 16th from 6-8pm: Mentor Meet and Greet and Program Introduction

May 14th from 6-7:30pm: Birding by Shape and Color

June 7th from 8-10am: Wood Warblers

July 16th from 6-7:30pm: Teaching Youth Pt. 1

September 24th from 6-7:30pm: Teaching Youth Pt. 2

October 11th from 7:30-9am: Raptor ID

November 22nd from 9-10:30am: Winter Waterfowl (@ DeKorte Park)

Optional classes and opportunities to shadow public walks throughout this timeline.

Certified program graduates will be required to get a background check before working as NJ Audubon Youth Birding Mentors.

This program is for adults and teens 16+. All participants require a ticket for this program. One ticket will cover the entire series of classes. Contact Mary Birrer (908-396-6514) if you are interested in joining the program but are unable to make one or more classes.

Host or Publisher New Jersey Audubon - Lorrimer Sanctuary