Ornithology 2B Summary
If you miss a class, please check this page and study the listed topics in your field guide. Click here
for last year's calendar.
May 15
We completed and reviewed the nightjars on page 258 and 260, and the swifts on page 262. We will continue with
hummingbirds on September 4th starting on page 264 . Please preregister if you plan to enroll in the Fall. Click
here for details
May 15
We completed and reviewed the owls on page 256.
May 8
We completed and reviewed the owls on page 254.
May 1
We completed and reviewed the owls on page 252.
April 24
We completed and reviewed the owls on page 250.
April 10
We completed and reviewed the cuckoos on page 246 and the owls on page 248.
Note: There is no class next week because I will be on vacation. Classes continue April 24th.
April 3
We completed and reviewed the parrots on pages 240 & 242 and the cuckoos on page 244.
Mar 20
We completed and reviewed the doves on pages 238 and began the parrots on page 240.
Note: This was the last class for Part A. There is no class next week because of Spring Break. Please
register for Part B which starts April 3rd. A registration form is here.
I hope to see you all then.
Mar 13
We completed and reviewed the pigeons and doves on pages 234 and 236.
Mar 6
We completed and reviewed the alcids on page 232. For the puffin poem, click here.
For an explanation of how puffin's hold so many fish, click here.
Feb 27
We completed and reviewed the alcids on pages 228 and 230.
Feb 20
We completed and reviewed the alcids on page 226. A fascinating article about George Divoky's study of Black
Guillemot's is here. Photos of the Long-billed
Murrelet off Marin County are here. More information on
nesting of the Marbled Murrelet in California is here.
Feb 13
We completed and reviewed the alcids on page 224.
Feb 6
We completed and reviewed the terns on page 222. Photos of the Sooty Tern seen off the Cordell Bank are here. A photo of Sooty
Tern from Bolsa Chica is here.