Workshop Testimonials

The content of the course was very comprehensive without getting too technical – review sheets were good as they refocused me and I could refer back to them – a great experience with lots of information to digest. Definitely a ‘10’ experience!

Marg Anderson – Burnaby Lake Parks Association

The reviews and exercise were helpful and I got what I wanted out of the course – the overall experience was fascinating and exhausting – my perspective on birds was enlarged by this course – Budgie bite is much more painful than Chickadee bite!! Thank you for providing this learning experience.

Colin McKenzie - Birder

This was an absolutely wonderful course that opened my eyes to the incredible knowledge that bird banders possess. I have already spoken to some of my friends about my experiences, and they are interested in possibly participating in this for themselves. Any suggestions for marketing this class that I could possibly come up with, you have likely already heard of, but the most powerful advertisement is word of mouth.

Thank you so much for your patience and introducing me to such a wonderful new world. I’m truly grateful for the experience and I hope I have the chance to see you at Burnaby for some banding weekends.
Thank you!

Erin O’Connor – BCIT Student

I really enjoyed the workshop. It was very well presented and I learned a lot. Derek is very knowledgeable and was a great instructor, and Carol was also of a great help. I would strongly recommend this workshop to anyone else.

Veronique Connolly – Canadian Wildlife Service – Environment Canada

An excellent course for the person who assists in banding operations and likes to study bird behaviour in general

Roy Yates – Birder and Naturalist

The course was wonderfully well organized and Carol’s contributions in keeping things running smoothly and intuiting the mood of the class were as valuable as Derek’s teaching.
I was very excited about attending the course, and came away tired, but with a renewed enthusiasm for birds and bird banding. I am so glad I was able to attend.

Peter Lawrance - Park Interpretation Leader – Metro Vancouver

The pace was perfect, the review sheets were very helpful - I enjoyed the classes and instructors and learned more than I expected in only two and a half days!

Kirtsin Webster – Masters student at Simon Fraser University
 

May 2008 – Workshop Evaluations

Just want to thank you one more time for a really superb workshop - Haven't had to think so hard since I retired! I found it an interesting experience being on the other side of the lecture table for once, and more than once my thoughts went back to what my own students must have tried to master. Your organization of the material and the whole workshop was faultless, and you went the extra mile to make us all feel comfortable and to provide everything we needed including tea, coffee, pizza and snacks; that was much appreciated.

I well realize just how much work was involved in producing the presentations and all the handouts and tests. The way you made the presentation was faultless, and your strategy of reinforcing the material as we went along with tests and repetition was extremely valuable and a good one. What can I say? This was one of the most enjoyable weekends I have ever spent. And thank you for opening up your lovely house to us and giving us experience in actually being "idiot banders" for a morning!

Thanks a million - Very best wishes,

Derek Sutton – Retired University Professor

Outstanding – extremely well organized – fast-paced but great knowledge ladderingreview sheets were a great way to apply knowledge – a 10 +++ experience Derek & Carol make an awesome team – Loved it – can’t wait to apply skills – Great course!

Eric Demers - Ph.D., R.P.Bio. U-C Professor, Biology B.Sc. Degree Advisor,
Malaspina University-College

A ‘10’ experience – it was intense but stimulating, challenging and fun all at once!

Carol Woodworth

The content of the course was FABULOUS – great as a prep for real birding/banding

Aija White

An 11 out of 10 experience! Definitely got more knowledge – great hands-on experience – gained confidence in my ability to participate in mist-netting – GREAT course – a real treat!

Cally Curle – Grouse Mountain Wildlife Management

A 10 experience – excellent!

Jane Shoemaker – Burke Mountain Naturalists

An 11 out of 10 experience – This is exactly the kind of thing I need to get started on my way to banding some day!

Stephen Joly

A 10 experience – excellent, very technical but interesting and challenging – perfect – fast paced but very well organized – great team – Knowledge of subject matter was very impressive – I will recommend this highly!

Karen Barry

Fantastic experience!

Charlie Palmer, M.Sc. (Hons) – Senior Ecologist - Hemmera Environmental

A 10 experience – intensive but not overwhelming – I really enjoyed the course and learnt so much I will definitely recommend the course to friends and co-workers! Your enthusiasm and encouragement was much appreciated!

Ashleigh Ballevona – Hemmera Environmental

Very exciting, high paced, excellent – A 10 experience!

Lee Schaeffer, MFC, RPF RPBio – Biologist - Uji Ecological Conservation and
Restoration Ltd.

A 10 experience!

Ivor Brown