Saturday February 18

This intermediate/advanced class and field trip will teach you how to visualize and plan out a master wildlife photography image and then put your new skills to work in the field. A basic understanding of your camera, composition, lighting and bird behavior is recommended.Lunch not included. Bring snacks and drinks

Limited to 10 participants
7:00 am – Noon
$ 50
OIT College Union Sunset room

Kevin and Elijah will lead you to a variety of habitats such as:Oak Woodland, Riparian, Wetlands, Uplands, Grasslands, and Urban and hotspots such as: Lake Ewauna, Link River, Putnam’s Point, Running Y, Klamath Hills, Miller Island WMA, and Moore Park, for the purpose of encountering as many species as possible during the day. The pace will be quick; if you want to take photos, this is not the trip for you. For advanced level birders, listers, or intense intermediates.

Limited to 12 participants
7:00 am – 4:30 pm
$ 80 includes lunch
OIT Dow Center entrance

We begin this unique excursion with a brief classroom orientation and then we’ll travel to a private home and pond where you can photograph over a dozen native waterfowl species. We’ll set up outdoors (dress appropriately), and Abbott will share photo tips to help ensure your enjoyment and success. You must be familiar with your camera’s exposure and focus settings. For those who wish to stay for another hour, you can take a tour of Stefan’s studio with Stefan and Joe Miller.

Limited to 10 participants
8:30 am – Noon
 $ 45
Favell Museum, 125 W Main St, Klamath Falls followed by carpool field trip

If you enjoy seeing birds in your backyard and want to learn more about them, or if you’ve been looking for a new nature-oriented hobby, this is the class for you. Amanda will begin with a presentation on some easy techniques you can use to deepen your relationship and understanding of birds around you, with special emphasis on birds wintering in the Klamath Basin. Afterwards you’ll carpool to nearby hotspots to put your new skills to work. A fun and informative session for the novice birder.

Limited to 20 participants
8:30 am – Noon
 $ 25
OIT  College Union Mt McLoughlin room (carpool)

For new birders that like raptors but need the basics, this workshop is for you. You’ll learn the field marks to help you identify hawks, eagles, and falcons that occur in the Klamath Basin and the West. Teresa will also share some of their natural history. If you want the field trip experience as well, then sign-up for the Fx Raptors 101 field trip which combines the workshop and field experience.

  Limited to 40 participants
9:00 am – 11:00 am
 $ 20
OIT College Union Mt Bailey/Mt Thielsen room

For new birders that like raptors but need the basics, this workshop is for you. You’ll learn the field marks to help you identify hawks, eagles, and falcons that occur in the Klamath Basin and the West. Teresa will also share some of their natural history. This session, W3-02, is paired with the F16 Raptors 101 ID field trip on Sunday. Mandatory registration in both is required.

  Limited to 20 participants
Saturday workshop 9:00 – 11:00 am; Sunday field trip 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
 $ 65 includes mandatory W3 workshop  and lunch
OIT College Union Mt Bailey/Mt Thielsen room

Lava Beds is home to more than 900 lava tubes as well as historic sites and battlefields from the Modoc War of 1872-1873. Tour this dramatic desert landscape, the visitor center, Valentine Cave, and Skull Cave with the monument’s Chief of Natural Resources, Dave Hays. Dave will provide an overview of how the geology of the park has created an ideal environment for 16 bat species, as well as an overview of the birds, other wildlife, and the broader ecosystem of the area.

Limited to 30 participants
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
 $ 45 includes lunch
OIT Dow Center entrance

Not ready to leave at the crack of dawn? Take a birding and general nature tour with Marshal and Dave from a bus that leisurely loops through the Basin. You’ll have an opportunity to stop along the way and view the famous Bald Eagles of the Basin, winter waterfowl, and numerous raptors. Birders of all skill levels are welcome to learn about the Basin and its birds, some fellow creatures, and their habitats.

Limited to 25 participants
9:30 am – 3:30 pm
 $ 65 includes lunch
OIT Dow Center entrance

Join Scott on a trip to the Lower Klamath Lake region of the Basin where farmers on Klamath Drainage District l (KDD) land are creating much needed habitat for waterfowl, other birds, and wildlife during critical times of migration. Scott will take you on a tour through multiple “bird-friendly farms” on your way to meeting with some local farmers in a relaxed setting with a hosted barbeque lunch courtesy of KDD.  Included is a stop at the nearby sucker fish rearing facility where they are working to grow 60,000 sucker per year. Karl Wenner will also accompany the group to help with bird identification.

Limited to 25 participants
10:30 am – 2:00 pm
 $ 45 includes lunch
OIT Dow Center entrance

Students will learn to draw two iconic birds of California; the Western Grebe and the California Condor while also learning interesting facts about these birds’ biology, anatomy, and conservation. Geared towards youth aged 8-12 (though accommodations can be made for those a bit younger and older).

Date: Saturday February 18, 2023

Times:  Session #1:  12:30-2 pm and Session #2:  2-3:30 pm

Location: OIT College Union Sunset room

Note: 10 students per class. Cost is $10 refundable at the door or we welcome donations! All drawing materials will be provided. Registration is now available. Click here

Special guest Tiana Williams-Claussen, director of the Yurok Tribe Wildlife Department, will provide a brief introduction to the incredible Prey-go-neesh, the California condor, and discuss the traditional paradigm guiding the Yurok Tribe’s efforts to bring them home to northern California and the Pacific Northwest. She will discuss the management approach the Yurok Tribe is taking for reintegrating condors into the region, and provide an update on how the newly released flock is doing!

  Limited to 350 participants
1:00 – 2:15 pm
 $ 12
OIT College Union Auditorium

Bring your laptop and edit away as Jeremy gives you hands-on post-processing instruction, one of the most fundamental aspects of wildlife photography in modern times.

Limited to 10 participants
2:00 – 4:00 pm
 $ 30
OIT Owens Hall room TBA

Most of the best wildlife photos don’t just happen. Often hours, weeks, months and even years go into learning, planning and executing what is necessary to be in the right place at the right time to capture an amazing wildlife photo. Join Ray as he discusses some of the planning techniques he thinks about on almost every shoot he does, as well as more specific planning that goes into capturing a specific species or shot. He will be sharing some examples of photos that resulted from this detailed planning and show how doing the work in advance can help you get more consistent and better results in your wildlife photography. (Rev. 1/4/23)

Limited to 40 participants
2:00 – 4:00 pm
 $ 40
OIT College Union Mt Bailey/Mt Thielsen room

With a rattling cry, hover, and headfirst plunge for fish, the Belted Kingfisher sends a message to all–Water is life. Join Marina in a photo-filled presentation focused on her new book:  Halcyon Journey: In Search of the Belted Kingfisher, a first-person narrative threading natural history, memoir, and myth.

Limited to 40 participants
2:30 – 3:30 pm
 $ 8
OIT College Union Auditorium

This always-popular workshop returns for 2023! Dick will provide a straightforward introduction to the identification of our local hawks, eagles, and falcons. The classroom presentation will help you sharpen your raptor ID skills. These skills will be put to the test on the companion Sunday trip. Recommended for intermediate or advanced birders.

Limited to 14 participants in workshop and up to 14 in carpool field trip

Saturday 2:30 – 5:30 pm and Sunday 8:30 am – 3:15 pm
 $ 85 includes W6-01 workshop and the Sunday  F20 field trip and lunch
OIT College Union Mt McLoughlin room for workshop, Best Western Plus Olympic Inn, 2627 South 6th Street for field trip meet-up

This always-popular workshop returns for 2023! Dick will provide a straightforward introduction to the identification of our local hawks, eagles, and falcons. The classroom presentation will help you sharpen your raptor ID skills. These skills will be put to the test on the companion Monday trip. Recommended for intermediate or advanced birders.

Limited to 14 participants in workshop and up to 14 in carpool trip

Saturday 2:30 – 5:30 pm and Monday 8:30 am – 3:15 pm
 $ 85 includes W6-02 workshop and the Monday day F31 field trip and lunch
OIT College Union Mt McLoughlin room for workshop, Best Western Plus Olympic Inn, 2627 South 6th Street for field trip meet-up

A relaxing interlude! Have a drink from the cash bar and mingle with old and new friends.

4:45- 6:00 pm
OIT College Union downstairs

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  Limited to 180 participants

6:00 – 7:00 pm
 $ 27
OIT College Union Crater Lake Complex (upstairs)

What makes an artistic bird photo different then just a standard documentary bird portrait. Ray will be discussing and showing all the methods he uses such as light, space, bokeh, getting close, capturing action and using hides to create unique bird photos that are a joy to look at. He will be sharing over 200 photos captured over the past 10 years that show these different methods in practice and discussing more in depth how he implements the techniques while shooting. Be ready for a wide variety of unique and different bird photos!

7:15 – 8:45 pm
 $ 8
OIT College Union Auditorium