Biological Sciences 434, Ornithology, Spring 2006
Instructor: Dr. Roger Lederer
Tel 898-6317; Office 35 Main Street; Office hours: 12-2 TTh

The purpose of this website is to provide you with reference information that will help you in this course. It is not meant to replace reading assignments or class time. Keep checking this website and syllabus as they will be continually updated. Last Update: May 1, 2006

Class Handouts, Assignments, Lecture Materials
Syllabus

Field Project
Avian Topography; Avian Topography Specimens
Geological Timetable
Checklist of Birds of the Northern Sacramento Valley


Lecture Overlays (transparencies)

Taxonomy/Identification- Handouts and PowerPoints

Birds of the World - characteristics of orders
Systematic Classification of Birds

PowerPoint Presentations- large files
Orders of Birds
Songs and Calls
Gaviiformes to Anseriformes
Falconiformes to Gruiformes
Charadriiformes
Columbiformes-Piciformes
Passeriformes Part 1
Passeriformes Part 2
Avian Biogeography
Biomes and Avian Ecology
Migration

Journals/Scientific Organizations
Journal of Ornithology
American Ornithologist's Union
Cooper Ornithological Society
Pacific Seabird Group
Wilson Ornithological Society
Association of Field Ornithologists
Raptor Research Foundation
Emu - Australian Ornithological Society
Ornithological Associations of North America
Ornithological Journals and Periodicals
Living Bird
State and Provincial Ornithological Associations.
British Ornithologist's Union		 Taxonomy/Identification - References
Avibase - an extensive database of birds of the world
World Bird Guide - taxonomy and photos
Bird Names; e-Nature ; Bird Families of the World
Sibley and Monroe's World List of Birds
Bird Taxonomy - many references; Fossil Records of Avian Taxa
ID Birds of Britain and Europe
Whatbird - identify birds and make your own field guide
Online Bird Guide - Cornell Lab of Ornithology *excellent
Patuxent Bird Identification Info Center * excellent
Conservation
Audubon Society
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
The Peregrine Fund
World Wildlife Fund
Bird Conservation-EPA
American Bird Conservancy
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
EPA-Bird Conservation		 General Websites
Ornithology.com * maintained by R. Lederer
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
British Trust for Ornithology
Electronic Resources on Ornithology
The Ornithology Website
BIRDNET (Links to Ornithological Journals)
Introduction to the Aves (UC Berkeley)
DMOZ Open Directory - lots of links to ornithology-related sites
Ornithological Web Library * excellent
The Life of Birds
Bird Links to the World
Birds - lots of links
Bill's Wildlife Sites-Birds

Birding
Birds of Bidwell Park
American Birding Association
Birder
Birding.com
BirdSource
Birding the World
FatBirder *best birding site on the web
Virtual Birder - online quizzes and guide
California Birding Hotspots
Birding California
Birdwatching.com
Interpretive Birding

Images
Vireo Visual Resources for Ornithology
Birds of Norway
Photo Gallery of Southeastern US Birds
Photo Gallery Australian Birds; Australian Bird Photos
African Bird Image Database
Bird Photo Gallery * excellent photos of California birds
North American Bird Photos * excellent
Search Images on Google
Miscellaneous
Surfbirds.com
Partners in flight
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center * excellent
North American Bird Banding Manual
Bird Flight - 1905 version - large PDF file but fun to read
Optics- Binoculars and Spotting Telescopes

Magazines
Birdwatcher's Digest
Birding
Audubon
Natural History
Wild Bird
Birder's World
Other Ornithology Syllabi - optional references
Eastern Kentucky University
Humboldt State University
North Seattle Community College
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Cal Poly, Pomona
Center for Tropical Research

Videos
Thayers Guide to Birds of North America
Birds, Birds, Birds : An Indoor Birdwatching Field Trip
The North American Bird Reference Book
Watching Sparrows
Internet Bird Video Collection
Books
Link to Some General Books
Handbook of Birds of the World
Supplementary Reference Lab Book - optional reference
Field Guides (besides Sibley's)
National Geographic Field Guide To The Birds Of North America, 4th Edition
Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs: Western Region
A Field Guide to Western Birds: A Completely New Guide to Field Marks of All Species Found in North America West of the 100th Meridian and North of Mexico
Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds : Western Region - Revised Edition (National Audubon Society Field Guide)
Birds of North America : A Guide To Field Identification, Revised and Updated (Golden Field Guide from St. Martin's Press)


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