Course Description: Birdwatching for Beginners Youth Camp

Put a bird on it! Explore the world of birds with this 2-day camp that combines time in the classroom each morning followed by a birding field trip. Learn about bird identification and their ecology, and then use binoculars - and your own ears - to identify local birds by sight and sound. Taught by nature enthusiast and biologist, Damian Fagan, who has spent decades conducting bird surveys and fields trips for songbirds, owls, raptors, and greater sage-grouse. Binoculars are provided for use during the camp. Transportation to and from area park for the field trips is provided by a COCC-approved van driver and using a COCC van. Ages 10-15.

Course Resources
Field Trip Permission Form (PDF Document)

Course Details: (seats remaining)

Schedule:

Every day, starting on 06/23/25 and ending on 06/24/25

Times:

09:00am-12:30pm PDT

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Price:

Class Price : $109.00

Additional Course Information

This camp includes a field trip each day to a nearby park. Each parent/guardian must fill out and submit via email the additional field trip permission form prior to the first day of camp.
Students need to be prepared to be outside and walk up to 2 miles each day. Appropriate footwear (no flip flops) is required, and students need to bring a daypack with items to make their time outside comfortable, including a water bottle and a snack.
Recommended: cell phone or tablet with the eBird and Merlin apps downloaded prior to the first day of the camp (both free and available on iOS and Android).
eBird: ebird.org/about/ebird-mobile/Merlin: merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

Instructors

Name

Additional Resources

Damian Fagan

Biography: A former National Park Service seasonal ranger, Damian Fagan worked at Natural Bridges NM, and Arches and Canyonlands National Parks after completing his B.S. in Botany from the University of Washington. After 10 years with the Park Service, Fagan started BUTEO Wildlife Consultants and worked on numerous bird projects in the Southwest mostly focused on threatened or endangered species. Before moving to Bend in 2004, he worked for The Nature Conservancy as a preserve manager in Moab, Utah. Fagan enjoys sharing his knowledge about nature and the outdoors. He has published numerous freelance articles in magazines and newspapers, and has published several hiking and wildflower field guides.

Damian has taught a series of hiking, birding, snowshoe and skiing classes for COCC since 2010. He now leads occasional outdoor recreation trips for COCC Community Learning as his schedule as Communications Manager at the High Desert Museum allows.

Damian is the author of the following books:
Moab Classic Hikes
Arches and Canyonlands National Parks Pocket Guide
Canyon County Wildflowers
Pacific Northwest Wildflowers
A Naturalist's Guide to the White Rim Trail

Facility Detail

COCC Cascades Hall

CAS 247

2600 NW College Way

Bend, OR 97703

Cancellation Policy

Students must cancel by contacting our office via phone: (541) 383-7270 or email: ceinfo@cocc.edu. Cancellations received 5 days prior to the start of the class will receive a full refund. Full refunds are also issued for classes cancelled by COCC. Refunds will be issued back to your card or in the form of a check and mailed within two weeks of the cancellation date if paid by check or cash. Failure to participate in a course or program does not result in a refund. Exceptions to the general refund policy are noted in the course descriptions on our website and in the printed schedule. If you have any questions, please call us at (541) 383-7270.