Ornithology B/C

[sewforlife]

depends on your proctor, but some think that they are not guides, but they're encyclopedias. so it always depends. my state proctor almost thought two field guides were allowed. but we convinced him.
use allaboutbirds.org to distinguish between look-alike species

[gdeetjen]

depends on your proctor, but some think that they are not guides, but they're encyclopedias. so it always depends. my state proctor almost thought two field guides were allowed. but we convinced him.
use allaboutbirds.org to distinguish between look-alike species

Thanks for the advice and i'm hoping for the best... my coach will probably e-mail the person heading up the event.
so we'll see...

[sr243]

I just finished studying the Id and sounds for each bird, but nothing really more. I have about 3 days till competition and really want to know what else i can study like behavior aspects. If you can find a good link or website, please post. Meanwhile not sure if it is posted, this is a good website for testing some bird's ID, http://www.birds.cornell.edu/allaboutbi ... ntify/quiz

[kjhsscioly]

If you only have a short time, make sure you have good info on eggs, nests, baby's, migration, and feathers... these topics showed up quite a bit, esp. eggs and nests

This is a good egg picture, I photoshopped the names in on our sheets for easy reference



Eastern Bluebird Egg KO-401
Northern Cardinal Egg KO-402
Gray Catbird Egg KO-403
Brown Headed Cowbird Egg KO-404
Whooping Crane Egg KO-405
American Crow Egg KO-406
Mourning Dove Egg KO-407
Rock Dove Egg KO-408
Mallard Duck Egg KO-409
Bald Eagle Egg KO-410
Golden Eagle Egg KO-411
Great Egret Egg KO-412
Peregrine Falcon Egg KO-413
House Finch Egg KO-414
Northern Flicker Egg KO-415
American Goldfinch Egg KO-416
Canada Goose Egg KO-417
Red-Tailed Hawk Egg KO-418
Great Blue Heron Egg KO-419
Blue Jay Egg KO-420
Scrub Jay Egg KO-421
American Kestrel Egg KO-422
Killdeer Egg KO-423
Common Loon Egg KO-424
Western Meadowlark Egg KO-425
Northern Mockingbird Egg KO-426
American Robin Egg KO-427
Barn Owl Egg KO-428
Great Horned Owl Egg KO-429
Eastern Screech Owl Egg KO-430
Snowy Owl Egg KO-431
Osprey Egg KO-432
European Starling Egg KO-433
Whip-poor-will Egg KO-434
Eastern Turkey Egg KO-435
House Wren Egg KO-436

the numbers correspond to the numbers near the eggs. I would post my photo shopped version, but I cant get the image online

[chia]

oh so THAT'S why on our sheet it's so lopsided-looking

but it really was useful. so everybody go put it on your cheat sheets! ... or memorize it

[kjhsscioly]

additional note on the chart above: the common loon egg may or may not have variations

[soobsession]

How would you tell the difference between a white egg and a white egg? I mean, some white eggs are rounder or more elongated than others and there are size differences, but given a random white egg, you might not be able to catch those small differences

[chia]

the eggs are often shown in the nests, so it's easier to gauge size + identify the nest too.

[fossilgirl13]

I was wondering if anyone knows of a good way to study bird skeletons. I have memorized 184 birds and their orders, all those bird calls, and I don't know how to study bird skeletons. States are coming up soon and I need answers!!!!!!!!!!

Also, does anyone even get those questions right?

[kjhsscioly]

I was wondering if anyone knows of a good way to study bird skeletons. I have memorized 184 birds and their orders, all those bird calls, and I don't know how to study bird skeletons. States are coming up soon and I need answers!!!!!!!!!!

Also, does anyone even get those questions right?

Just put a diagram on your sheet. Problem solved

Also, many people do get them right... including us