Courses & Seminars
The Lab offers a variety of courses and seminars including a self-paced correspondence course in bird biology, free public lectures during the academic year, an eight-week field course held in the spring, and a variety of workshops.
The Lab offers a variety of courses and seminars including a self-paced correspondence course in bird biology, free public lectures during the academic year, an eight-week field course held in the spring, and a variety of workshops.
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Study Course Learn about bird behavior, ecology, conservation, and many other subjects at your own pace from anywhere in the world. Exams can be taken on paper or online via eCornell.com. |
| Monday Night Seminars Join us for a series of free lectures by leading ornithologists and bird enthusiasts from across the continent. Click here for the current schedule. You can also check out videotaped seminars from past semesters in our online video archive! |
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Field Ornithology Learn to identify and understand birds of the Finger Lakes region in our eight-week spring birding course that includes weekly lectures taught by Dr. Stephen W. Kress (Vice President for Bird Conservation at the National Audubon Society and Director of Project Puffin) as well as other Lab Staff. The course also offers weekend field trips, led by Dr. Kress and a local team of experienced birders. |
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Sound Recording Workshop Learn state-of-the-art techniques for recording the sounds of wildlife with experts from the Lab's Macaulay Library. Participants learn through daily field recording sessions, lectures, and discussions held in the Tahoe National Forest, California. |

