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<span style="font-size: x-large">EEB 3898: Field Methods in Ornithology
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<span style="font-size: x-large">EEB 4262: Field Methods in Ornithology
  
'''Intensive Summer Session 1, June 8th - 26th, 2009''' '''MTWThF'''  
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'''Intensive Summer Session, May 8th - 26th, 2015'''
  
Instructor: '''[mailto:diego.sustaita@uconn.edu Diego Sustaita]'''
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'''Meets:''' M-F, 7:30 am to 11:30 am, TLS 371
  
Office: Biol/Pharm 404
 
  
Phone: 860-486-0309
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Instructor: '''[mailto:holly.k.brown@uconn.edu Holly K. Milton Brown]'''
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Office: Pharmacy Biology Building, room 402
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Email: holly.k.brown@uconn.edu
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Office hours: flexible (email to set up an appointment)
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Websites: [http://rubegalab.uconn.edu/hollybrown/ UCONN website] [https://hollymiltonbrown.wordpress.com Wordpress]
  
Office hours: variable & flexible (call, email, drop by)
 
  
  
 
'''Course Objectives'''
 
'''Course Objectives'''
  
• Acquire bird identification skills
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Upon completion of this course, students will have:
  
• Learn basic field research techniques, study design, and data analysis
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1. acquired bird identification skills (by sight and sound).
  
• Develop basic understanding of local bird biology & ecology
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2. become proficient in taking scientific field notes.
  
Tentativeschedule:
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3. gained experience in common field techniques for studying birds.
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4. contributed to the design and implementation of a group research project.
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'''Course Materials'''
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[[Image:Binos.jpg| right]]
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'''Required'''
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1. The Sibley Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America
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2. Bibby CJ, Burgess ND, Hill DA, Mustoe S, editors. 2000. Bird census techniques. San Diego, USA: Academic Press
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3. Binoculars (available from us if you don’t have any)
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4. Field notepad/notebook ({{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/b/b4/Field_Notebook_Guidelines_2013.pdf}} Basic guidelines)
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5. Closed-toe shoes (no sandals) or hiking boots, & proper outdoor clothing (you may encounter poison ivy, ticks and biting insects, and/or bad weather)
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'''Strongly Recommended'''
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1. Peterson's Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central North America
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2. Peterson's More Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central North America
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3. Insect repellent (ticks, mosquitoes)
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4. Sunscreen
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'''Tentative schedule''' - Note that because so much of what we do depends on the weather, the schedule is very subject to change! Also note that '''Pop Quizzes''' are possible on any date.
  
 
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| M 08 || Course introduction; Bird identification [Sibley intro/ lecture notes handout] || M 15|| Point count/transect lecture & activity [Manuwal & Carey 1991 pgs. 11-14; Reynolds et al. 1980] || M 22 || Group project(s) [TBA]
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| M 8 || Course intro: syllabus, schedule, field safety; Intro to bird ID (Optics, Guides and Notes); Survey local birds; '''Read Bibby Ch 1 PRIOR to class'''
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|| M 15 || Group project proposal presentations & '''project selection'''; Start projects; Submit field notebooks for grading
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|| M 22 || Finish data collection; Start data analysis
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| T 09 || Distance calibration; Survey of local birds [TBA] || T 16 || Territory mapping lecture & activity (I) [Manuwal & Carey 1991 pgs. 14-17/ Ortega & Cappen 1999] || T 23 || Survey of forest birds [TBA]
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| T 9 || '''NOTE: THIS CLASS WILL RUN 9AM-1PM.''' Bird Topography and Field Marks; Banding Demonstration Field Trip
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|| T 16 || Data collection
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|| T 23 || Survey of coastal birds  
 
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| W 10 || Primer of avian ecology; Survey of local birds [MacArthur 1958]|| W 17 || Behavioral observation lecture & activity [Green et al. 1996]
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|| W 24 || Survey of coastal birds [TBA]
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| W 10 || Field research techniques, study design, and data analysis
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|| W 17 || '''MIDTERM EXAM'''; Data collection
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|| W 24 || Survey of local, off-campus birding sites; Submit field notebooks for a final notebook grade
 
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| Th 11 || Census techniques lecture: line transects [Manuwal & Carey 1991 pgs. 9-11; Anderson et al. 1979] || Th 18 || Density estimation lecture & activity [Thomas et al. 2002]; Territory mapping activity (II)
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|| Th 25 || Habitat diversity & community analysis [Stiling, Chapt.16]
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| Th 11 || Field techniques, continued; Survey local birds
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|| Th 18 || Report on state of group research project; Discuss methodological revisions; Data collection
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|| Th 25 || '''Research Presentations''' (& birding afterwards)
 
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| F 12 || Exam 1; Mist-netting/banding (Pomfret Audubon Center)[Silkeye et al. 1999] || F 19 || Exam 2;
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Habitat measurement lecture & activity [Bibby et al. 1985]
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| F 12 || Research project guidelines & discussion; Survey local birds 
|| F 26 || Instructor evaluations; Final exam
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|| F 19 || Data collection
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|| F 26 || '''FINAL EXAM'''; '''Peer evaluations'''; Instructor evaluations
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Note: Schedule is subject to change pending weather conditions, or unforeseen birding and research opportunities.
 
  
'''Course Materials'''
 
[[Image:binos.jpg| right]]
 
  
'''• Required'''
 
  
o The Sibley Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America (from Co-op)
 
  
o Binoculars (available from us if you don’t have any)
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'''Grading'''
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Exams:
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May 17th (MIDTERM)         [50 points];
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May 26th (FINAL) [50 points]
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Pop Quizzes:
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5 (10 points each)                                      [50 points]
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Research Project Proposal (Presentation & Discussions):
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May 15th                                 [50 points];
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Research Project Presentation:
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May 25th                                 [50 points];
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Field Notebook Submissions:
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May 15th (First) [25 points];
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May 26th  (Final) [25 points]
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Field trips and birding exercises (5 points each):
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Dates will be weather dependent                    [35 points]
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Total:         [335 points]
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o Field notepad/notebook
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Grading scale: A = 100-90%, B = 89-80%, C = 79-70%, D = 69-60%, F = 59-0%. 
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Plus/minus system will be used for the final grade.
  
'''• Recommended'''
 
  
o Sibley’s birding basics (Knopf, New York, 2002)
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'''Additional References & Websites'''
  
o Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central North America – Peterson Field Guides
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• Local Birds ID tool: http://www.whatbird.com/Expert/Expert.aspx
  
o Old shoes or hiking boots, & proper outdoor clothing (poison ivy, weather)
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• 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
  
o Insect repellent (ticks, mosquitoes)
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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
  
o Sunscreen
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• 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
  
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• Stiling P. 1999. Ecology: theories and application. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
  
'''Assignments'''
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• Clark, G. A. 1999. Birds of Storrs, Connecticut and vicinity.  3rd Ed.  Mansfield, CT: Natchaug Ornithological Society & Joshua’s Tract Conservation and Historic Trust.
  
Daily reading assignments
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SORA (Searchable Ornithological Research Archive): http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/index.php
  
Class exercise worksheets
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology “All About Birds”: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds
  
Exams
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Natchaug Ornithological Society: http://www.nosbird.org/ (esp. “local hotspots” http://www.nosbird.org/hotspots.html)
  
        o Bird ID by sight & sound
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• Connecticut Ornithological Association: http://www.ctbirding.org/index.htm
  
o Basic biology (e.g., from observations; field guide; “All About Birds”)
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• CT Audubon Society: http://www.ctaudubon.org/
  
o Material from lectures & readings
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• CT Department of Environmental Protection: http://www.ct.gov/dep/site/default.asp
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o Field technique scenario questions
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'''Website design by Diego Sustaita'''
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:57, 2 May 2017

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EEB 4262: Field Methods in Ornithology

Intensive Summer Session, May 8th - 26th, 2015

Meets: M-F, 7:30 am to 11:30 am, TLS 371


Instructor: Holly K. Milton Brown

Office: Pharmacy Biology Building, room 402

Email: holly.k.brown@uconn.edu

Office hours: flexible (email to set up an appointment)

Websites: UCONN website Wordpress


Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will have:

1. acquired bird identification skills (by sight and sound).

2. become proficient in taking scientific field notes.

3. gained experience in common field techniques for studying birds.

4. contributed to the design and implementation of a group research project.


Course Materials

Binos.jpg

Required

1. The Sibley Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America

2. Bibby CJ, Burgess ND, Hill DA, Mustoe S, editors. 2000. Bird census techniques. San Diego, USA: Academic Press

3. Binoculars (available from us if you don’t have any)

4. Field notepad/notebook (Pdficon small.gif Basic guidelines)

5. Closed-toe shoes (no sandals) or hiking boots, & proper outdoor clothing (you may encounter poison ivy, ticks and biting insects, and/or bad weather)

Strongly Recommended

1. Peterson's Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central North America

2. Peterson's More Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central North America

3. Insect repellent (ticks, mosquitoes)

4. Sunscreen


Tentative schedule - Note that because so much of what we do depends on the weather, the schedule is very subject to change! Also note that Pop Quizzes are possible on any date.

Day Topic Day Topic Day Topic
M 8 Course intro: syllabus, schedule, field safety; Intro to bird ID (Optics, Guides and Notes); Survey local birds; Read Bibby Ch 1 PRIOR to class M 15 Group project proposal presentations & project selection; Start projects; Submit field notebooks for grading M 22 Finish data collection; Start data analysis
T 9 NOTE: THIS CLASS WILL RUN 9AM-1PM. Bird Topography and Field Marks; Banding Demonstration Field Trip T 16 Data collection T 23 Survey of coastal birds
W 10 Field research techniques, study design, and data analysis W 17 MIDTERM EXAM; Data collection W 24 Survey of local, off-campus birding sites; Submit field notebooks for a final notebook grade
Th 11 Field techniques, continued; Survey local birds Th 18 Report on state of group research project; Discuss methodological revisions; Data collection Th 25 Research Presentations (& birding afterwards)
F 12 Research project guidelines & discussion; Survey local birds F 19 Data collection F 26 FINAL EXAM; Peer evaluations; Instructor evaluations



Grading

Exams: May 17th (MIDTERM) [50 points]; May 26th (FINAL) [50 points]

Pop Quizzes: 5 (10 points each) [50 points]

Research Project Proposal (Presentation & Discussions): May 15th [50 points];

Research Project Presentation: May 25th [50 points];

Field Notebook Submissions: May 15th (First) [25 points]; May 26th (Final) [25 points]

Field trips and birding exercises (5 points each): Dates will be weather dependent [35 points]

Total: [335 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

• Local Birds ID tool: http://www.whatbird.com/Expert/Expert.aspx

• 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


Website design by Diego Sustaita