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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK – Loren Eisley once wrote "If there is magic on this planet it is contained in water." The Yellowstone Association Institute will be presenting a seminar exploring Yellowstone’s aquatic environments and the birds that inhabit them during the season that waterfowl are most abundant and colorful. Participants will learn the nuances of waterfowl identification and also discover the differences among common to extremely rare species of ducks, geese, and swans.

The seminar, presented by the Yellowstone Association Institute and taught by Terry McEneaney, begins on April 28, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. and ends on April 30, 2006 at 3:00 p.m.  Terry is Yellowstone National Park’s ornithologist and first began birding in Yellowstone in 1968. He teaches field ornithology throughout Montana and Wyoming, and wrote Birds of Yellowstone, The Uncommon Loon, and Birding Montana. He is writing a book on the ecology of Yellowstone birds and a scientific monograph on the Yellowstone trumpeter swan.

The program entails easy walking with hikes of 1 to 3 miles per day with climbs up to 250 feet and some off-trail walking.  The class will be based out of the Institute’s North Entrance Education Center in Gardiner, Montana.The fee for the course is $180 (Yellowstone Association members get a $10 discount).  Lodging is available in Gardiner.

The Institute is a nonprofit field school operated by the National Park’s official educational partner, the Yellowstone Association.  The Institute offers a variety of courses in ecology, wilderness skills, and natural history year-round in Yellowstone National Park. 

To enroll in this or another field seminar, or to request a catalog that includes a full description of all summer and fall courses, please contact the Yellowstone Association Institute at PO Box 117, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190  307-344-2294.  Complete information is also available at www.YellowstoneAssociation.org.