Bird ID Workshops with Alvaro Jaramillo
Senior Biologist Alvaro Jaramillo is an internationally known ornithologist and expert. He has a B.S. in Zoology and an M.S. in Ecology and Evolution from the University of Toronto, and also conducted research at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia. An expert on the birds of California and North America, he wrote the American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of California and New World Blackbirds. He is also an authority on the birds of Chile, authoring Birds of Chile (2003), collaborating on Chile’s Important Bird Areas program, and helping to identify a new bird species there, Oceanites pincoyae (Pincoya Storm-Petrel).
An author and contributor to numerous field guides and popular publications, Alvaro’s passion is not only to understand the biology and natural history of birds, but to enrich other’s enjoyment of birds and further avian conservation, so he leads birding trips throughout the world with his company, Alvaro's Adventures. He is also a recipient of the Eisenmann Medal of the Linnean Society of New York, which honors people who excel in ornithology and encourage the amateur.
Alvaro's bird identification workshops incorporate ecology, evolutionary biology, behavioral ecology, and natural history to complement bird identification information. They are open to current SFBBO members ages 16 and up. Please see below for description and registration information about upcoming workshops. Alvaro is also available to do workshops for groups, including schools, government agencies, and other organizations. Please contact Outreach Intern Gabbie Burns at outreach_intern@sfbbo.org to schedule a workshop for your group. You can become a member or renew your membership on our website.
An author and contributor to numerous field guides and popular publications, Alvaro’s passion is not only to understand the biology and natural history of birds, but to enrich other’s enjoyment of birds and further avian conservation, so he leads birding trips throughout the world with his company, Alvaro's Adventures. He is also a recipient of the Eisenmann Medal of the Linnean Society of New York, which honors people who excel in ornithology and encourage the amateur.
Alvaro's bird identification workshops incorporate ecology, evolutionary biology, behavioral ecology, and natural history to complement bird identification information. They are open to current SFBBO members ages 16 and up. Please see below for description and registration information about upcoming workshops. Alvaro is also available to do workshops for groups, including schools, government agencies, and other organizations. Please contact Outreach Intern Gabbie Burns at outreach_intern@sfbbo.org to schedule a workshop for your group. You can become a member or renew your membership on our website.