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<span style="font-size: x-large">EEB 3898: Field Methods in Ornithology | <span style="font-size: x-large">EEB 3898: Field Methods in Ornithology | ||
− | '''Intensive Summer Session | + | '''Intensive Summer Session, May 7th - 25th, 2012''' '''MTWThF''' |
Instructor: '''[mailto:a.rico@uconn.edu Alejandro Rico]''' | Instructor: '''[mailto:a.rico@uconn.edu Alejandro Rico]''' | ||
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➢ Learn how to take field notes | ➢ Learn how to take field notes | ||
− | ➢ Learn and apply basic field | + | ➢ Learn and apply basic field techniques, study design, and data analysis |
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+ | ➢ Develop a research project | ||
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+ | ➢ Improve collaboration skills | ||
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+ | '''Course Materials''' | ||
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+ | '''• Required''' | ||
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+ | o The Sibley Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America | ||
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+ | o Binoculars (available from us if you don’t have any) | ||
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+ | o Field notepad/notebook | ||
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+ | o Closed-toe shoes (no sandals) or hiking boots, & proper outdoor clothing (poison ivy, weather) | ||
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+ | '''• Recommended''' | ||
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+ | o Sibley’s birding basics | ||
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+ | o Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central North America | ||
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+ | o Insect repellent (ticks, mosquitoes) | ||
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+ | o Sunscreen | ||
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!style="background:" width="300"|Topic | !style="background:" width="300"|Topic | ||
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− | | M 07 || Course introduction and timeline; Bird identification (Optics, Guides and Notes) || M 14|| | + | | M 07 || Course introduction and timeline; Bird identification (Optics, Guides and Notes. Homework: Sibley Field Guide pags. 10-17) || M 14|| {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/fieldornithology/ortega%26capen1999.pdf}}Ortega & Capen 1999, Local birding (Pink Ravine), Field notebooks (First Submission) |
− | || M 21 || | + | || M 21 || Individual project data collection II (Final) |
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− | | T 08 || Topography and Field Marks; Feet, Beaks and Body Form; Field exercises | + | | T 08 || Topography and Field Marks (Homework: Sibley Field Guide pags. 18-24); Feet, Beaks and Body Form; Field exercises, start project thinking |
|| T 15 || Individual project presentations; Paper submission (Introduction and Methods) | || T 15 || Individual project presentations; Paper submission (Introduction and Methods) | ||
− | || T 22 || | + | || T 22 || Survey of coastal birds / Field notebooks (Final Submission) |
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− | | W 09 || | + | | W 09 || Field research techniques, hypotheses testing, study design, and data analysis |
|| W 16 || MIDTERM EXAM; birding after | || W 16 || MIDTERM EXAM; birding after | ||
− | || W 23 || | + | || W 23 || Project presentations and assisted work on the paper |
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− | | Th 10 || | + | | Th 10 || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/fieldornithology/andersonetal.1979.pdf}}Anderson et al. 1979 |
+ | Survey of local birds (Mansfield Hollow), Project guidelines discussion and selection (written ideas) | ||
|| Th 17 || Individual project data collection I (Methods adjustment) | || Th 17 || Individual project data collection I (Methods adjustment) | ||
− | || Th 24 || | + | || Th 24 || Review session in preparation for the final; PAPER SUBMISSION (FINAL) |
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− | | F 11 || | + | | F 11 || Survey of local birds (Pink ravine) |
− | || F 18 || | + | || F 18 || Banding demo, Pomfret Center, Connecticut Audubon Society |
|| F 25 || FINAL EXAM; Instructor evaluations | || F 25 || FINAL EXAM; Instructor evaluations | ||
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Exams: | Exams: | ||
− | + | May 16th (MIDTERM) [50 points]; | |
− | + | May 25th (FINAL) [50 points] | |
− | + | Project Paper: | |
− | + | May 15th (Intro and Methods) [30 points]; | |
− | + | May 24th (Final) [50 points] | |
− | + | Project Presentations: | |
− | + | May 15th (Intro and Methods) [20 points]; | |
− | + | May 24th (Final) [25 points] | |
Field Notebook Submissions: | Field Notebook Submissions: | ||
− | + | May 14th (First) [20 points]; | |
− | + | May 22nd (Final) [25 points] | |
− | Field trips (5 points each): | + | Field trips = Birding exercises (5 points each): |
− | + | Dates will be weather dependent [30 points] | |
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'''Additional References & Websites''' | '''Additional References & Websites''' | ||
− | • Bibby CJ, Burgess ND, Hill DA, Mustoe S, editors. 2000. Bird census techniques. San Diego, USA: Academic Press. | + | • MANUAL OF ORNITHOLOGY (Yale Univ.), by N.S. Proctor and P.J. Lynch: http://books.google.com/books?id=nQ3vLQkEWQMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=general+warbler+bill+shape#v=onepage&q&f=false |
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+ | • Bibby CJ, Burgess ND, Hill DA, Mustoe S, editors. 2000. Bird census techniques. San Diego, USA: Academic Press.: http://books.google.com/books?id=Ld5wkzPp49cC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bibby&ie=ISO-8859-1&cd=2&source=gbs_gdata#v=onepage&q&f=false | ||
− | • Gill F. 2007. Ornithology. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company. | + | • Gill F. 2007. Ornithology. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company. : http://books.google.com/books?id=zM0tG5ApO0UC&printsec=frontcover&dq=ornithology+gill&hl=en&src=bmrr&ei=4iTsTfHvN4b2gAeg3o3ZCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false |
• Stiling P. 1999. Ecology: theories and application. New Jersey: Prentice Hall. | • Stiling P. 1999. Ecology: theories and application. New Jersey: Prentice Hall. |
Revision as of 21:20, 6 May 2012
EEB 3898: Field Methods in Ornithology
Intensive Summer Session, May 7th - 25th, 2012 MTWThF
Instructor: Alejandro Rico
Office: Biol/Pharm 404
Phone: 860-486-0309
Office hours: variable & flexible (call, email, drop by)
Course Objectives
➢ Acquire bird identification skills
➢ Learn how to take field notes
➢ Learn and apply basic field techniques, study design, and data analysis
➢ Develop a research project
➢ Improve collaboration skills
Course Materials
• Required
o The Sibley Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America
o Binoculars (available from us if you don’t have any)
o Field notepad/notebook
o Closed-toe shoes (no sandals) or hiking boots, & proper outdoor clothing (poison ivy, weather)
• Recommended
o Sibley’s birding basics
o Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central North America
o Insect repellent (ticks, mosquitoes)
o Sunscreen
Tentative* schedule
*: Schedule is subject to change pending weather conditions, or unforeseen birding and research opportunities.
Grading
Exams: May 16th (MIDTERM) [50 points]; May 25th (FINAL) [50 points]
Project Paper:
May 15th (Intro and Methods) [30 points];
May 24th (Final) [50 points]
Project Presentations:
May 15th (Intro and Methods) [20 points];
May 24th (Final) [25 points]
Field Notebook Submissions:
May 14th (First) [20 points];
May 22nd (Final) [25 points]
Field trips = Birding exercises (5 points each):
Dates will be weather dependent [30 points]
Total: [300 points]
Grading scale: A = 100-90%, B = 89-80%, C = 79-70%, D = 69-60%, F = 59-0%.
Plus/minus system will be used for the final grade.
Additional References & Websites
• MANUAL OF ORNITHOLOGY (Yale Univ.), by N.S. Proctor and P.J. Lynch: http://books.google.com/books?id=nQ3vLQkEWQMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=general+warbler+bill+shape#v=onepage&q&f=false
• Bibby CJ, Burgess ND, Hill DA, Mustoe S, editors. 2000. Bird census techniques. San Diego, USA: Academic Press.: http://books.google.com/books?id=Ld5wkzPp49cC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bibby&ie=ISO-8859-1&cd=2&source=gbs_gdata#v=onepage&q&f=false
• Gill F. 2007. Ornithology. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company. : http://books.google.com/books?id=zM0tG5ApO0UC&printsec=frontcover&dq=ornithology+gill&hl=en&src=bmrr&ei=4iTsTfHvN4b2gAeg3o3ZCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
• Stiling P. 1999. Ecology: theories and application. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
• Clark, G. A. 1999. Birds of Storrs, Connecticut and vicinity. 3rd Ed. Mansfield, CT: Natchaug Ornithological Society & Joshua’s Tract Conservation and Historic Trust.
• SORA (Searchable Ornithological Research Archive): http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/index.php
• Cornell Lab of Ornithology “All About Birds”: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds
• Natchaug Ornithological Society: http://www.nosbird.org/ (esp. “local hotspots” http://www.nosbird.org/hotspots.html)
• Connecticut Ornithological Association: http://www.ctbirding.org/index.htm
• CT Audubon Society: http://www.ctaudubon.org/
• CT Department of Environmental Protection: http://www.ct.gov/dep/site/default.asp
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