Latest changes 14 October 2009

Avian Biology

BIOL 476 / 476L

AVIAN BIOLOGY -- SPRING SEMESTER -- 2010

[IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR REGISTRATION!]

Note that lectures (476) and labs (476L) must be taken together!

BIOL 476 meets Wednesdays 1-3:50 ... BIOL 476L is scheduled on Fridays 1-3:50
... but labs instead usually meet early on Sunday mornings for field trips
(so Friday afternoons are free except when overnight trips leave on Friday at 1:00).

COURSE INFORMATION

AVIAN BIOLOGY WIKI SITE

FIELD TRIP SCHEDULE -- Spring 2010 --tentative!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT FIELD TRIPS

REPORTS ON FIELD TRIPS
2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008   2009

Good books
including places to start research on term papers!

Field Assistantships/Internships
dozens -- sometimes hundreds -- of positions
(for summer internships, check postings in December-March)

 

OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION
(links last checked November 2006)

Birds of North America
American Ornithological Society's monumental project to summarize
information about every North American species

Birds of North America (UNC Library catalog)

SORA
Searchable Ornithological Research Archive
Online library of all articles ever published in North American ornithological journals

Ornithological Societies of North America (OSNA)
Information about activities and programs of 6 professional organizations.

Ornithological Newsletter
Published every other month, this rag provides current news from OSNA.

BIRDNET
Smithsonian Institution's index to information about birds!

National Wildlife Refuges (click on "Refuge Locator" in upper right part of page)
Entry for information about individual National Wildlife Refuges

Bird checklists for most National Wildlife Refuges
and lots of other information (follow appropriate links)

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (homepage)
Links for endangered species, job opportunities, and more

Federal wildlife laws
Read summaries of how we have got to where we are!

Breeding Bird Survey
Procedures of and results from the North American Breeding Bird Survey
Are forest birds or neotropical migrants decreasing?

OWL
Ornithological Web Library -- an extensive collection of links to information about the study of birds.

Optics for birding
Information on binoculars and scopes -- with links to mail-order retailers world-wide!

Eagle Optics (Wisconsin)
This place in particular has optics at discount prices!

MORE LINKS TO WEB SITES ABOUT BIRDS

Wiley's home page