Course format: Lecture:  9:30A-10:45A, TR, JH 440, plus Friday morning
field trips or labs.  There will be four Friday field trips starting
between 6:30A-7:00A and finishing around noon.  There will be five Friday
morning labs (specific dates for the labs and field trips will be announced
during the first week of classes).

Requirements:  P - Biol L111 and L112.

Course descriptions:  The course is a four credit lecture/lab course
intended for biology majors.  The course provides a general overview of
avian systematics, distribution, evolution, ecology, and behavior; emphasis
is placed on avian physiology, migration and orientation, territoriality,
communication, and reproductive behaviors.  Field trips concentrate on
visual and auditory identification of local birds, interpretation of
behavior and interactions between birds, and field study research methods.
Labs focus on the study of taxonomy, topography, feather structure,
plumages and molts, sexual dimorphism, and anatomy.

Required text:  Gill, "Ornithology". Second edition.

Weekly assignments:  One chapter of reading in text.

Exams/papers:  Three exams (including cumulative final); a field notebook;
participate in data collection in the field; identification quizzes; final
lab practical.