BIO 527 Ornithology

Use the links below to access the course syllabus, assignments and Powerpoint presentations. I suggest saving copies on your computer rather than accessing them repeatedly from this site.

Syllabus

Common Bird Orders

Text Questions Chapters 1 and 2

Birds seen on Tuesday

Identifying Birds

Text Questions Chapters 4 and 5

Text Questions Chapters 6 and 7

Fringillidae

Paradisaeidae, Corvidae, Laniidae, Vireonidae, Regulidae, Sittidae, Certhiidae, Troglodytidae, Polioptilidae

Alcedinidae (Scott)

Tytonidae (Dustin)

Falconidae

Paridae and relatives, Cinclidae and relatives

Suboscines (Tyrannids, broadbills)

Areidae and Ciconiidae

Psittacidae and Trochilidae

9-primaried Passerines

Song powerpoint

Mating Systems powerpoint

Nests powerpoint

Eggs and development powerpoint

Text Questions Chs 8, 10, 11 and 13

Text Questions Chs 14 and 15