Ornithology B/C

[kjhsscioly]

Because they said any published book, and not just field guide, can we use books such as sibley's guide to bird behaviour, or other such informational books? I found a huge encyclopedia of birds that I couldn't take last year, but with two guides, it may be advantageous to bring one lighter field guide like sibley's or peterson's and one large encyclopedia to look up tough questions in.

[amerikestrel]

Because they said any published book, and not just field guide, can we use books such as sibley's guide to bird behaviour, or other such informational books? I found a huge encyclopedia of birds that I couldn't take last year, but with two guides, it may be advantageous to bring one lighter field guide like sibley's or peterson's and one large encyclopedia to look up tough questions in.

The Sibley BLB was allowed last year as a field guide (I sent a clarification for that). But yeah, I'd assume a larger book would be allowed. You might want to take an extra field guide to the competition just in case.

[Calenmir]

I competed in Division B Ornithology last year. Is there much of a difference between the test for Division B and the test for Division C? Thanks.

[rfscoach]

I competed in Division B Ornithology last year. Is there much of a difference between the test for Division B and the test for Division C? Thanks.

No. In fact the Div C Georgia State test and the Div C National test were both easier than their Div B counterparts.

[Deeisenberg]

I competed in Division B Ornithology last year. Is there much of a difference between the test for Division B and the test for Division C? Thanks.

No. In fact the Div C Georgia State test and the Div C National test were both easier than their Div B counterparts.

Sometimes they may use the same test for both divisions. More often than not however, the C division test is slightly harder (it should be). Unfortunately, it really all depends, in both divisions, on who is making the test.

[purplepeopleeater]

^^ pretty much

In past experience as of last year, they are NOT much harder... but this year you can have 2 published books for div b idk about C...

[sciencegeek100]

Some of the Wikipedia articles on lesser known birds are... lacking.

So, improve them.

True that.

Soobsession: The 2011 manual is up for ordering right now and ships in late August, so at the earliest we'll be getting them when September starts.

I haven't used the wiki articles, i have found better and more trustworthy sites

[purplepeopleeater]

like what???

[sciencegeek100]

like what???

cornell & allaboutbirds websites

[purplepeopleeater]

oh, already been using those for a while.
yeah they're pretty good.
i like allaboutbirds bc of their sounds.