Ornithology
NRE 433 / EEB 433 / Environ 433
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: Biology 162 or equivalent.

During the lecture portion of the class the students will have the opportunity to learn about many unique features of birds. These include flight, physiology, feathers, feeding, visual and vocal communication, the annual cycle, migration and navigation, social behavior, reproduction, parental care, growth and development, conservation, systematics and history. In the mandatory lab, the students will have the opportunity to learn about birds by using museum specimens (labs will run from 1:00 to 4:00) and by observing birds on field trips during lab time (trips will run from 1:00 to 5:00, except for the trip to Pt. Pelee, Canada, which will be an all day trip Saturday, September 19, with a rain date on Sunday, September 20).