Ornithology 3A Summary (Fall 2009)
If you miss a class, please check this page and study the listed topics in your field guide. For last year's
calendar, click here.
Note: We have moved to room 139!
Class notes by Elisabeth Koster are here.
November 18
We will cover the ducks on page 38. Click here
for photos of the two Common Pochards at Bolsa Chica which we will discussed in class.
November 12
We will cover the ducks on page 36. My Blue-winged Teal photos are here,
here and here.
Click here for my photo of molting Cinnamon
Teal and a long discussion about molt in waterfowl. Claimed Garganeys from California are here
and here. Neither of these birds are actually Garganeys; both
are really Green-winged Teal, the first being probably a Eurasian race of Green-winged Teal. A photo of a real
Garganey is here.
Two of my photos of a male and one of a female Blue-winged Teal at Shollenberger Park - 7 April 2003 are here (Yahoo Northbay Birds
membership required).
November 5
We completed and reviewed the ducks on page 34. Click here
for a photo of an immature male Eurasian Wigeon in San Francisco. Click here
for my photo of an adult male Eurasian Wigeon in Orange County. An Eclipse male Eurasian Wigeon is here.
The transverse black patch above the folded wing on adult male Northern Pintails appears to be comprised of
lower scapulars. See photo here.