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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Hello Raptor Enthusiasts!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Here’s your chance to brush up on your raptor identification skills and increase your overall raptor knowledge. Winter Hawks of Western Washington is a 5-session class, held over 5 weeks, that teaches you about the 15 regularly occurring species of hawks, eagles, harriers, falcons and vultures that normally occur in the Salish Sea area. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Sue Cottrell, of Raptor Studies Northwest, covers how to identify them, where to find them, when and why they are here, how they make a living, and what you need to observe them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>She emphasizes field identification and the particularly fascinating elements of winter behavior, as well as general raptor ecology. Sue has studied raptors and guided outdoor trips for over 30 years, and has a vast knowledge of the local raptor populations. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>There will be both an in-person class at Padilla Bay Interpretive Center, beginning Tuesday, January 7, and a Zoom class beginning Wednesday January 8. Both in-person and Zoom classes begin at 7pm (PST) and last about two hours.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>To learn more about Winter Hawks of Western Washington and how to register, please click on this link: <a href="https://raptorstudiesnw.org/news/ ">RaptorStudiesNW<o:p></o:p></a></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Happy hawkwatching!</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>