Field Ornithology

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EEB 3898 Field Methods in Ornithology is being offered in the Intensive Summer Session 1, June 8th - 26th, 2009 MTWThF.

This 3 credit field course will cover:

• Bird identification • Avian field research methods • Ecology of local birds


For more information, contact the instructor:

Diego Sustaita

Office: Biol/Pharm 404

Phone: 860-486-0309


Assigned readings:

Weds 06/11 & Thurs 06/12: Pdficon small.gifmacarthur1958_popecol.pdf

Fri 06/13:

Pdficon small.gifmanuwal&carey1991.pdf (pgs. 9-11)
Pdficon small.gifandersonetal.1979_linetrans.pdf

Mon 06/16: Pdficon small.gifsilkeyetal1999_mistnet_caprates.pdf

Tues 06/17:

Manuwal & Carey 1991 (above) pgs. 11-14
Pdficon small.gifreynoldsetal1980_cvp.pdf

Weds 06/18:

Manuwal & Carey 1991 (above) pgs. 14-17
Pdficon small.gifortega&capen1999_ovenbirdspotmap.pdf

Thurs 06/19: Pdficon small.gifgreenetal1996_time_budgets.pdf

Fri 06/20: Pdficon small.gifthomasetal2002_distance_sampling.pdf

Mon 06/23: comparison among census techniques:

Pdficon small.gifbollingeretal_pointvsline.pdf
Pdficon small.gifdobkin&rich_comp_amng_spot_line_point.pdf
Pdficon small.gifrappole&winker_mistnetvspntcnt.pdf
Pdficon small.gifverner&ritter1985_transvsptcnt.pdf
Pdficon small.gifverner&ritter1988_comp_spot_line.pdf