Ornithology B/C

[Aurorealise]

not sure if this question has been asked but i couldn't find it on the rules...
are the juvenile birds tested as well? or no? we're making flashcards and i was wondering if i should include the young's picture too. thanks

[junexia]

it's very possible that it'll be on the test. i don't remember seeing any on my regionals test, but you should definitely study the juveniles just in case. When i made my flashcards, i tried to include a picture of a female for each species too because it's very likely that they might test that too for identification.

[Aurorealise]

it's very possible that it'll be on the test. i don't remember seeing any on my regionals test, but you should definitely study the juveniles just in case. When i made my flashcards, i tried to include a picture of a female for each species too because it's very likely that they might test that too for identification.

hmm okay thanks a bunch

[courage7856]

not sure if this question has been asked but i couldn't find it on the rules...
are the juvenile birds tested as well? or no? we're making flashcards and i was wondering if i should include the young's picture too. thanks

I think at my Reg. we had a couple of birds that were "in between" juvenile and adult, but appeared closer to juvenile. Know males, females (Because gender is sometimes asked), eclipse plumage, and juvenile.

[Celeste]

it's very possible that it'll be on the test. i don't remember seeing any on my regionals test, but you should definitely study the juveniles just in case. When i made my flashcards, i tried to include a picture of a female for each species too because it's very likely that they might test that too for identification.

Yeah, learning what each gender looks like can be really important. At our regional test, we had to describe the differences between a male and female for one species of hawk.

[soobsession]

not sure if this question has been asked but i couldn't find it on the rules...
are the juvenile birds tested as well? or no? we're making flashcards and i was wondering if i should include the young's picture too. thanks

I think at my Reg. we had a couple of birds that were "in between" juvenile and adult, but appeared closer to juvenile. Know males, females (Because gender is sometimes asked), eclipse plumage, and juvenile.

Yeah. It is a good idea to know different plumages. Including plumages for breeding season and not breeding season. Also what courage said above (male vs. female, adult vs. juvenile, etc.)

[Celeste]

not sure if this question has been asked but i couldn't find it on the rules...
are the juvenile birds tested as well? or no? we're making flashcards and i was wondering if i should include the young's picture too. thanks

I think at my Reg. we had a couple of birds that were "in between" juvenile and adult, but appeared closer to juvenile. Know males, females (Because gender is sometimes asked), eclipse plumage, and juvenile.

Yeah. It is a good idea to know different plumages. Including plumages for breeding season and not breeding season. Also what courage said above (male vs. female, adult vs. juvenile, etc.)

Also, regional differences within species might be good to know. Like, how some birds of the same species look slightly different depending on where they're found. And different morphs within the same species. (Like how some types of hawks have light and dark morphs.)

[qwerty24]

Hey guys, can anyone help me? I have regionals tomorrow and one of the people in ornithology quit at the last minute ( ). I also just found out that the other person in this event hasn't studied or prepared at all. Is there anything that we can do to help us not get last place?

Thanks in advance.

[sciolygrl258]

That really sucks. I would be really mad if someone quit at the last minute Have you're partner write while you get all the information and make your partner look over you're cheat sheet before the event if you have one so if theres something on it thats on the test you're partner can write it down while you look for something else. You probably wont get dead last if you know what you're doing. Good luck! Hope you dont completey fail

[sciolympian]

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