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 21
We completed and reviewed the creeper and nuthatches on page 332. Please preregister after
July 1, if you plan to enroll in the Fall. Click here
for details.
May 7
We completed and reviewed the chickadees, verdin and bushtits on pages 328 and 330. There
is no class next week. The final class will be May 21.
April 30
We completed and reviewed the Wrentit and titmice on page 326.
April 23
We completed and reviewed the swallows on page 324.
April 9
We completed and reviewed the swallows on page 322. There is no class next week because
of Spring Break. Class resumes April 23.
April 2
We completed and reviewed the larks on page 320. The Pt. Reyes Sky Lark is compared with a Smith's Longspur
here.
March 26
We completed and reviewed the jays, magpies, crows and ravens on page 316 & 318.
March 19
We completed and reviewed the jays on pages 312 & 314. This was the last class for
Part A. Please register for Part B next week.
March 12
We completed and reviewed the vireos on page 310.
March 5
We completed and reviewed the vireos on page 308. Several photos of Blue-headed Vireo in California are here.
February 26
We completed and reviewed the shrikes on page 304 and the vireos on page 306. Photos of the Northern Shrike
on Tyler Island are here.
February 19
We completed and reviewed the flycatchers on page 302. Details and photos of the Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
at Bodega Bay are here.
February 12
We completed and reviewed the kingbirds on page 300. A detailed account of the Thick-billed Kingbird in Half
Moon Bay is here.
February 5
We completed and reviewed the kingbirds on page 298. Details and photos of the Couch's Kingbird from Orange
County in 1998 are here. Pictures of the Tropical Kingbird
currently in Colma are here.