The Birder's Nature Journal: Skethc, Observe and Deepen your connection with Melinda Nakagawa

This is offered as part of the Pt Reyes Birding and Nature Festival

Come discover how nature journaling can bring more joy, curiosity, and creativity to your birding adventures with artist and naturalist Melinda Nakagawa! Want a fun way to spark life into your birding experience? A nature journal is a powerful way to sharpen your observation skills, improve bird identification, and create a lasting record of your encounters. Whether you’re a seasoned birder or just starting out, adding quick sketches, notes, and reflections to your birding routine can help you notice more details, track seasonal changes, and remember birds in a whole new way.

In this two-part workshop, we’ll start indoors, where I’ll introduce simple and effective techniques to capture birds on the page—no prior drawing experience needed! We’ll also explore and focus on bird colors, behaviors, habits, and locations. Then, we’ll head outside to put these skills into…