CON-242 Field Study of Birds

This course provides students the opportunity to identify and study birds in the field. Emphasis is placed on birds of New York State. Topics include identifying birds by sight and sound, capture and handling techniques, banding, field study methods such as breeding bird atlas, waterfowl counts, nestbox surveys and hawk counts.

Credits

3

Lecture Contact Hours

3

Lab Contact Hours

0

Other Contact Hours

0

Department

• Environmental Conservation and Horticulture

Grading Scheme

• Letter

SUNY Gen Ed Credit

• No

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate proper equipment usage and bird handling and care techniques for each capture method employed (ethics/values and professional competency)
2. Demonstrate proper non-capture field study techniques (professional competency)
3. Collect biometric measurements and perform basic calculations such as mean and range (mathematics)
4. Graph data collected in field work (mathematics)
5. Identify commonly encountered birds by sight and sound (information resources and professional competency)
6. Demonstrate their knowledge of avian taxonomy (professional competency)