BIRD-418: Golden-Cheeked Warbler Workshop
Description
| Class Level | Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced |
| Virtual Lecture Dates: | Wednesday, March 18 via Zoom |
| Lecture Time: | 6:00pm - 9:00pm |
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Field Trip Date:
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Please note, the field trip is now full. Only the zoom lecture is available. Saturday, March 21, 2026 Rain dates (Sunday, March 22 or Saturday, March 28) |
| Field Trip Location: | Baker Sanctuary |
| Instructor: | Dr. Chuck Sexton |
| Class Fee: |
Zoom lecture and field trip: $45 members, $50 non-members Zoom lecture only: $30 members, $35 non-members |
| Class Size: | 15 |
Learn about one of Central Texas’s most distinctive breeding birds. This workshop takes an in-depth look at the Golden-cheeked Warbler’s natural history, identification, and conservation. Led by biologist Chuck Sexton, Ph.D., who spent decades studying and protecting the species with the City of Austin and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the program includes the following:
- Origin, identification, discovery, and research history of the GCWA
- Ecology of the GCWA (migration, habitat preferences, voice, nesting cycle, food habits)
- Conservation history and current (legal and biological) status of GCWA
Designed for birders of all experience levels, the class provides helpful context and practical knowledge to better understand and appreciate this iconic Hill Country species.
Participants will then have the option to join a guided morning field trip at Baker Sanctuary, where we’ll walk through prime habitat and practice finding and observing warblers in the field. This workshop is ideal for birders who want a better understanding of the species and more confidence locating it during the breeding season.
Class Instructor
Dr. Chuck Sexton is a Life Member of Travis Audubon and has been active in Texas environmental conservation for nearly 40 years. A University of Texas Ph.D. who studied urbanization’s impacts on birds, he helped establish Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge, later served 16 years as its U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service biologist, and now continues to lecture, lead tours, and contribute to eBird and iNaturalist.