Ornithology B/C

[SilverBreeze]

Ok, thanks, but I meant when I recognised the picture of the bird, and I need to find its information on the binder quickly. Is there a way to do that or do I just need to practice

If you mean you already found the section, practice skimming for information and highlight important facts. A table of facts might be helpful if you have the time, and practice is key to speed. With practice, you'll find you often memorize information by accident.

[marshalzhukov]

Thanks for the advice, I’ll practice and highlight stuff

[SilverBreeze]

Still mixing up Carolina Wren and Common Yellowthroat songs. Any tips? Mostly I've been noticing that Carolina Wren is a bit faster, but there's a lot of overlap.

[PacificGoldenPlover]

With the disclaimer that I haven't heard a Carolina Wren in years...
Carolina Wren songs are noticeably lower-pitched than and imo have a more musical, thrush-like quality to them with rounder notes. Common Yellowthroats are a bit more high-pitched, almost squeaky, which is typical for a warbler.
The key thing to remember about wrens in general/"Carolina-type" wrens in particular is that they produce a wide variety of notes, syllables and phrases so it's tough to pin them down to one phrase. However, while what they sing is variable, how they sing it seems a bit more consistent.

[JoeyC]

Is buying a subscription to the Cornell lab or Ornithology worth it? It seems to have a lot of information.
If not what other sources do you recommend?

[Blank25]

Is buying a subscription to the Cornell lab or Ornithology worth it? It seems to have a lot of information.
If not what other sources do you recommend?

I personally wouldn't. There is already a lot of information you can find online on allaboutbirds and there isn't really much to gain from becoming a member(if that is what you mean by subscription). The only two resources I'm using are allaboutbirds and audubon and I would recommend those resources

[JustAnotherPerson]

Hi! Would anyone happen to know where I could acquire a copy of the Washington State Bird List? I can't find it anywhere on statescioly.org/wa or washingtonscienceolympiad.com. Thanks.

[Raven]

Hi! Would anyone happen to know where I could acquire a copy of the Washington State Bird List? I can't find it anywhere on statescioly.org/wa or washingtonscienceolympiad.com. Thanks.

Hi, it is likely that your state did not release a state list because they are required to do so before Nov 1, if they decide to use one. This means that you're using the nationals list for all regional/state tournaments.

[JustAnotherPerson]

Hi! Would anyone happen to know where I could acquire a copy of the Washington State Bird List? I can't find it anywhere on statescioly.org/wa or washingtonscienceolympiad.com. Thanks.

Hi, it is likely that your state did not release a state list because they are required to do so before Nov 1, if they decide to use one. This means that you're using the nationals list for all regional/state tournaments.

Cool, thanks! However, on a recent invitationals, there was a bird in the answer key that I'm sure isn't in the national bird list. Was the answer key just incorrect then?

[knightmoves]

Cool, thanks! However, on a recent invitationals, there was a bird in the answer key that I'm sure isn't in the national bird list. Was the answer key just incorrect then?

People setting tests for invitationals do not have a 100% success rate at staying within the rules.