Academic Calendar 2023/2024 - Field Ornithology

BIOL 3696  Field Ornithology

Prerequisites:

BIOL 1007 or any 18 credits completed.

Hours:

Three hours of lecture and practical work per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

In this course students are introduced to field techniques employed by ornithologists with emphasis on the identification of principal avian taxa found in Central and Northern Ontario. Field identification, sampling avian populations and communities, specimen preservation, species distribution, migration and census techniques are covered.