It’s not all about color and size - Improve your bird identification skills by learning several ways to observe and differentiate the birds you see.

This Zoom presentation by experienced birder and CAS board member Roberta Asher will guide you through several steps you can take to narrow the field of possibilities in the process of identifying a bird.

Learn about silhouettes, foraging strategies, other behaviors, and habitat.

We will also talk about songs which play a very helpful and important role in identification and enjoyment of these wonderful creatures.

Roberta Asher

Roberta Asher is an avid birdwatcher and has travelled around the world in pursuit of her passion.

She is a board member of several organizations that promote conservation including the International Crane Foundation and the Chicago Audubon Society and is a member of the Chicago Mayor’s Nature and Wildlife Committee.  She visits elementary classrooms to talk to students and promote awareness of neighborhood birds as a volunteer for Openlands’ “Birds In My Neighborhood” program. She is also a bird monitor for Thatcher Woods Forest Preserve.