With spring just around the corner, the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission is pleased to play host to "The Joys of Birding," a free six-hour course brought to you by the Bergen County Audubon Society on three successive Sundays in April.

The three two-hour classes will cover optics for birding, field guides, how to better identify birds, and great birding spots close to home.

The classes will take place at the Meadowlands Environment Center on Sunday April 3, April 10 and April 17 from 1 to 3 p.m.

To register, call BCAS' Don Torino at 201-636-4022 or, better yet, e-mail him here.