Laboratory Schedule
Ornithology (ECOL 484/584)
Spring 2004
Ornithology Lab (ECOL/WFSC 484/584) Spring 2004
Meeting times: Tuesdays 2:30 - 5 with Allyson Wheelock or
Wednesdays 3 to 5:30 with Katie Hughes
Quiz/Exam
Date Topics Covered* Reading Assignment points
1/20-21 Introduction: specimen care, field notebook,
binoculars, field guides.External anatomy; topography
and field marks
Bird vocalizations: 4 sp.
Paleognaths vs. Neognaths (emu and ostrich skeletons)
ID: Tinamiformes, Gaviiformes, Podicipediformes,
Procellariiformes, Sphenisciformes Gill pp. 617-627, 648-649
1/27-28 Anatomy: feathers and their structure, pterylae,
molt
Bird vocalizations: 4 sp.
ID: Pelecaniformes, Ciconiiformes, Anseriformes Gill pp. 628-635 10
1/30 Friday Field Trip to Sweetwater Wetlands 6:30 am to 11:30 am
2/3-4 Anatomy: wing structure and flight
(In-Flight Movie)
Bird vocalizations: 4 sp.
ID: Falconiformes, Galliformes, Gruiformes, Columbiformes Gill pp. 636-643, 650-651 10
2/10-11 Nests and eggs
Bird vocalizations: 4 sp.
ID: Charadriiformes, Psittaciformes,
Cuculiformes, Strigiformes Gill pp. 644-648, 652-661 10
2/17-18 Regular lab times, Dairy Barn Field Trip:
mist netting and handling of live birds Handout
2/24-25 Anatomy of feet
Bird vocalizations: 4 sp.
ID: Caprimulgiformes, Apodiformes, Trogoniformes,
Coraciiformes, Piciformes Gill pp. 662-673 10
3/2-3 LAB PRACTICAL I 100
3/9 Tuesday Field Trip (TBA) 6:30 am to 11:30 am
3/9-10 Internal anatomy: Avian skeleton
Bird vocalizations: 4 sp.
ID: Tryannidae, Laniidae, Vireonidae, Corvidae,
Alaudidae, Hirundinidae Gill pp. 674-681 10
3/16-17 Spring Break-No labs
3/23-24 Census and survey methods Anatomy: bills and feeding
Bird vocalizations: 4 sp.
ID: Paridae, Remizidae, Aegithalidae,
Sittidae, Certhiidae, Troglodytidae,
Cinclidae, Regulidae, Sylviidae, Turdidae Gill pp. 682-686 10
3/27 Saturday Field trip (TBA)
3/30-31 Sound: Structure and Analysis
Bird vocalizations: 4 sp.
ID: Mimidae, Sturnidae, Motacillidae,
Bombycillidae, Ptilogonatidae, Peucedramidae,
Parulidae, Thraupidae Gill pp. 687-691 10
4/6-7 Anatomy: bird dissection 10
4/13-14 Regular lab times, Dairy Barn Field Trip:
mist netting and handling of live birds Handout
4/20-21 Field techniques: population size estimates,
behavioral sampling
Bird vocalizations: 4 sp.
ID: Cardinalidae, Icteridae, Fringillidae, Passeridae, Emberizidae 20
4/23-25 Weekend Field Trip to Santa Rita Mountains Friday 4:30 pm to Sunday 4:00 pm
4/27-28 LAB PRACTICAL II 100
*Scheduled topics are subject to change with advance notice.
Laboratory Resource Pages for Ornithology:
IACUC: By federal law, all research involving animal subjects is
regulated by an internal animal review committee. At our university these
activities are managed by the
University of Arizona Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) .
The IACUC requires that each project using animals be reviewed and approved, and that
all people involved in the project be certified under their guidelines. The projects
for this class that involve the use of live animals (Mockingbird project and
field bird netting) have been approved as projects. Each of you needs to complete the
certification requirements for these. This involves reading a "booklet" of
information on two topics and completing a quiz from the content. Both of these
(fortunately) are available and can be submitted online. The two modules are
for "General Laws and Regulations", and for "Animal Hazards". The animal hazards
module is less relevant to bird studies, but is still worthwhile. Please complete
both of these as soon as you can. When you've completed them, let us know.
If you already have IACUC certification, you don't need to redo them for this class
(they apply for all University animal research). Just let us know.
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