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Syllabus
Discussion leader guidelines
Discussion article summary
Field journal guidelines
Rite in the Rain notebooks
- Also available at the campus bookstore
Homework:
Bird list assignment
Ologies Podcast: Ornithology
This American Life: The Feather heist
Lectures:
Lecture 1: Syllabus and class introduction
Lecture 2: Avian Characteristics
Lecture 3: Feathers
Lecture 4: Physiology
Lecture 5: Annual Cycles and Molt
Lecture 6: Migration
Lecture 7: Breeding
Lecture 8: Mating
Lecture 9: Genomes and Conservation
Lab:
External Anatomy
Skeletal Anatomy
California Birds
Field Trip Locations
Occidental College
Occidental birdwalk eBird checklist
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
Malibu Lagoon
Channel Islands Pelagic
Angeles Forest
Condor Recovery Program
Kern River Preserve
Butterbredt Spring
Field Guides
Sibley Guide to Birds
Sibley Birds West
National Geographic Western Birds
National Geographic
Online Resources
eBird
iNaturalist
Merlin
Xeno-canto
-- a great resource for bird vocalizations worldwide
Some cool bird videos