biology 101l biology & society laboratory lab 03 common campus birds
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BIOLOGY 101LBiology & Society
LaboratoryLab 03
Common Campus Birds
Common Campus Birds
AGENDA
Names & appearance of common campus birds
Bird ID quiz
Campus bird hunt
Field notesMake 15 minute species counts at 2 sitesDraw 5 birds
SPECIES CHECKLIST
Japanese white-eyered-crested cardinalcommon mynaspotted dovezebra dovewhite ternrock dovenorthern cardinal
house sparrowhouse finchJava sparrowcommon waxbillred-vented bulbulred-whiskered bulbulPacific golden-ploverwhite-rumped shama
NAMEScommon name scientific name
common myna Acridotheres tristis
“a hill-top, peak”
“sad, melancholy, dullness of color”
“to hunt after, chase”
common mynacommon myna
Japanese white-eyeJapanese white-eye
zebra dovezebra dove
rock doverock dove
spotted dovespotted dove
house sparrowhouse sparrow
Java sparrowJava sparrow
red-vented bulbulred-vented bulbul
red-whiskered bulbulred-whiskered bulbul
Pacificgolden-ploverPacificgolden-plover
northerncardinalnortherncardinal
red-crested cardinalred-crested cardinal
white ternwhite tern
house finchhouse finch
common waxbillcommon waxbill
white-rumped shamawhite-rumped shama
TASKS
Review bird pictures
Look over information about birds
Website:
Identification Quiz
answer with full common name
NEXT: observe & ID birds
FIELD NOTES
Location, Date, Time, Observer,Duration, Weather Conditions
Descriptions Varney Circle, UHMJan 17, 2003, 2:15 PMJanice Tanaka15 min observation
Weather:Generally clear sky.Light breeze.
Habitat:Lawn with fountain(no water in pond)
small unknown bird
whitecheekpatch
red bill
gray body
black crown
Sketches with Annotations
PURPOSE OF SKETCHES
Document unfamiliar birds
Describe habitats
Cultivate attention to detail
Bird SketchesBird Sketches
Geometric ShapesGeometric Shapes
red eye ring
white cheek patch
redbill
gray-pink belly
gray back, side& breast
black uppertail
black crown
white undertail
red tarsus
KEY SKETCH FEATURES
Correct proportions
Prominent field marks
Bill shape
Field marks are prominent features used to separate similar birds
Field marks are prominent features used to separate similar birds
IMPORTANT NOTES
Sketch & field notes mustbe made from field info
Do NOT annotate with infofrom field guide or remove anynotes
NEXT STEPS
Note important characteristics about habitat
Clarify drawing with notes while bird is still visible
Add notes on behavior
BIRD APPEARANCE
General size of the bird-compare to something familiar
Colors
Prominent marks
Unusual features (long legs)
Male/Female/Immature differences
BIRD BEHAVIOR
Walk, hop, fly
Alone, pair, group
(single species or species mixed)
Food & eating behavior
Preening, sunning, sleeping
Vocalizations (type, what prompted)
Flight pattern
Retreat habitat when frightened
Shyness (approach distance)
Habitat Characteristics
Birds on what type of vegetation orartifact
General types of vegetation in area -tree # & size, lawn area, shrub # & size
Bird attractors -feeding area, water, perches
Food type and abundance -fruit, flowers, seeds
Hale Imiloa, WCCJan 17, 2003, 2:15 PMJanice Tanaka15 min observation
Weather:Generally clear sky.Light breeze.
Habitat:Lawn with fountain(no water in pond)Grass long in places with seeds
Some minor construction onSite that has bare dirt and someStanding water in open trench.
No trees or shrubs.
small unknown bird
whitecheekpatch
red bill
gray body
black crown
Location, Date, Time, Observer, Duration
Weather
FIELD NOTES GENERAL GUIDELINES
Leave out species name
Location info
2 pages (front + back)
WCC Campus Field Assignment
5 sketches of 5 different birds at separate locations on campus
Include proper anatomical descriptions
Review Homework Assignment
2 sketches of 2 different birds at home/park.
Include proper anatomical descriptions
ETHICAL DISCUSSIONS
I’m really bad at drawing. I find it easier to make the field notes
drawings by copying pictures. I’ll do that instead; it’s a lot faster.
It’s really hard for me to get to campus. I’m sure that it’ll be fine
to make up some data.
A couple of days ago I wrote down what I thought was the right name
of a bird that I saw. Now that I have more experience, I’m not
sure that I was correct. What am I supposed to do?
I found that having an idea of what I was looking for was very helpful as I did my data interpretation.
I was making my half-hour observation and before the time was up some of my friends came over and were very disruptive. I’m pretty sure that it scared some of the birds away.
I was observing and drawing a birds and everything was going fine until some idiot started feeding birds a little way down the mall. Needless to say, all the birds left my area and went to get the food.
I sat on a bench in an area where I thought that there would be some interesting birds. I waited a full 15 minutes and no birds showed up. I don’t think that this counts as an observation period since I didn’t see anything.
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