The Biology of Birds

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to ornithology, the branch of biology that studies birds. Lectures, laboratories and field experience will be used to study the anatomy and physiology of birds, adaptations for flight, evolution and classification, behavior, ecology and conservation. Many laboratories will involve field work aimed at developing identification skills for resident and migratory birds of New York State. Attendance at one of two full-day field trips on a spring weekend is required. Students must provide their own binoculars. Pre-requisite(s): BIOL 104 Topics in Biology -The Environment or BIOL 150 General Biology I or permission of the department chair.