Birds of Stanly County, and Beyond!


Start Date	Class	Day(s)	Wks	Fee
Upcoming Courses			Register Now
01/09/2023	Qms Roadway Technician Recert		4	250.50
Section Name SEF-300112-100 Comments: CID #49987 COST $250.50 Course is offered for NC-DOT (MAT535-T) for re- certification only. Pre-Requisites: Intro to Asphalt and Roadway OJT completion. Course covers inspection techniques for hauling, laydown, and compaction of asphalt pavements, specifications, density requirements, and criteria of materials. Minimum of 8 students to run a class. To register email kkiker7483@stanly .edu Instructor: C. Bacchi Location: Albemarle Campus
01/17/2023	Intro to Asphalt		8	100.50
Section Name SEF-300175-100 Comments: CID #49988 COST $100.50 This is an internet version of NC-DOT Intro to Asphalt Pavements (CON-250). Course introduces paving practices, materials, and evaluations. To register email kkiker7483@stanly .edu Instructor: K. Kiker Location: Albemarle Campus
03/01/2023	Qms Roadway Technician Recert		4	250.50
Section Name SEF-300112-101 Comments: CID #49989 COST $250.50 Course is offered for NC-DOT (MAT535-T) for re- certification only. Pre-Requisites: Intro to Asphalt and Roadway OJT completion. Course covers inspection techniques for hauling, laydown, and compaction of asphalt pavements, specifications, density requirements, and criteria of materials. Minimum of 8 students to run a class. To register email kkiker7483@stanly .edu Instructor: C. Bacchi Location: Albemarle Campus
03/20/2023	Intro to Asphalt		8	100.50
Section Name SEF-300175-101 Comments: CID #49991 COST $100.50 This is an internet version of NC-DOT Intro to Asphalt Pavements (CON-250). Course introduces paving practices, materials, and evaluations. To register email kkiker7483@stanly .edu Instructor: K. Kiker Location: Albemarle Campus
05/01/2023	Qms Roadway Technician Recert		4	250.50
Section Name SEF-300112-102 Comments: CID #49992 COST $250.50 Course is offered for NC-DOT (MAT535-T) for re- certification only. Pre-Requisites: Intro to Asphalt and Roadway OJT completion. Course covers inspection techniques for hauling, laydown, and compaction of asphalt pavements, specifications, density requirements, and criteria of materials. Minimum of 8 students to run a class. To register email kkiker7483@stanly .edu Instructor: C. Bacchi Location: Albemarle Campus
10/17/2022	Intro to Asphalt		8	100.50
Section Name SEF-300175-301 Comments: This is an internet version of NC-DOT Introductio n to Asphalt Pavements (CON-250). Course introduces paving practices, materials, and evaluations. To register email kkiker7483@stanly .edu COST $100.50 COURSE #48315 Instructor: K. Kiker Location: Albemarle Campus
10/17/2022	Basic Sign Language	M	8	70.50
Section Name COM-370901-302 Comments: Tuition is due at time of registration. The fee is $70.50 for this course. It is held at the YMCA Pavilion in Albemarle located at 115 C.B Crook Drive. Students will learn sign language skills and concepts. Textbook is required: Title is "Signing, How to Speak with your Hands", by Elaine Costello. Instructor: B. Klein Location: Other Off Campus Locations
10/31/2022	QMS Roadway Technician		4	250.50
Section Name SEF-300112-301 Comments: Course is offered for NC-DOT (MAT535-T) for re- certification only. Pre-Requisites: Intro to Asphalt and Roadway OJT completion. Course covers inspection techniques for hauling, laydown, and compaction of asphalt pavements, specifications, density requirements, and criteria of materials. Minimum of 8 students to run a class. To register email kkiker7483@stanly .edu COST $250.50 COURSE #48319 Instructor: C. Bacchi Location: Albemarle Campus
11/05/2022	Concealed Carry	S	1	85.00
Section Name SEF-300134-301 Comments: Amount Due at registration is $85. Registration fee includes tuition and accident insurance fee. This course meets the educational requirement for a North Carolina Concealed Carry Handgun Permit. Students must be at least 21 years of age; must be eligible to own, possess, or receive a firearm under the provisions of North Carolina state or federal law; and must attend all hours of the course. Students must bring a valid NC driver's license or state ID to class. Registrants will be asked to bring a handgun (kept in a locked container [lockable glove compartment is acceptable] in a locked vehicle) and 30 rounds of ammunition for the range portion of the course. Instructor: F. Hartsell Location: Crutchfield Education Center

Course Description:
This course begins on April 22 and ends May 14. Lecture will be Fridays 6:00PM-7:30PM in the third-floor classroom at the Stanly County Family YMCA. Practicum will be on Saturdays 9:00AM-11:00AM at the following field sites on the specified dates: SCC's Albemarle Campus (April 23), City Lake Park (April 30), Rock Creek Park (May 7), Morrow Mountain State Park (May 14).

This course teaches an introduction to basic bird identification, anatomy, behavior, and ecology as applied to species resident in and/or migratory through Stanly County and surrounding areas. The laboratory section of the course will emphasize the importance of taking field notes in order to learn how to identify birds. Lab sessions will take place outside on Stanly Community College's campus, as well as at nearby city and state parks. As such, participants must be prepared to study in "The Great Outdoors" under a wide range of weather conditions. The final course activity will be class participation in the Global Big Day (https://ebird.org/globalbigday) as part of celebrating World Migratory Bird Day (https://www.migratorybirdday.org/) on May 14, 2022, at sites all around Stanly County, beginning at Morrow Mountain State Park. 10 students are needed for the class to run.

Required: A field notebook; recommended: Rite in the Rain Field Book, Universal, 4 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.

Supplies or Other Requirements: Driver's License and/or ability to carpool to field sites.

Recommended:
Sibley's Birding Basics: How to Identify Birds, Using the Clues in Feathers, Habitats, Behaviors, and Sounds, by David Allen Sibley
Birds of the Carolinas Field Guide and Audio CD Set (2nd edition preferred), by Stan Tekiela, or some sort of field guide to birds.
A pair of binoculars; preferably with 7-8x magnification and 35-42mm objective lenses.

Instructor:
Bryan Sharp
Biology Instructor
(704) 991-0309 or bsharp7334@stanly.edu

Mr. Sharp has over 25 years of experience as an ornithologist, including academic field research, bird-banding, sequencing DNA, organizing museum collections, leading bird walks for the public, reviewing reports of bird observations to eBird for the state of Durango, Mexico and organizing the Christmas Bird Count for that same state. He is very excited to offer this class here in Stanly County – a relatively undiscovered birding hotspot!