STUDY BIRDS!

Learn about bird behavior, migration, ecology, conservation, and many other subjects—in your own home, at your own pace! This fun course was written by 12 leading ornithologists, edited by Lab staff, and illustrated by acclaimed artist John Schmitt. The course was produced at an introductory college level and includes all basic ornithology topics. It is suitable, however, for anyone with an inquiring mind and a serious interest in birds.

For more information about the course (or the Handbook of Bird Biology textbook), please visit the course web site links listed on this page.

CLICK HERE to read about the course in an article from the Spring, 2002 issue of the Lab's newsletter, Birdscope.

CLICK HERE to download/read a pdf file containing a review of the course in an article from the The Condor: Vol. 107, No. 4, p. 937.

AWARD-WINNING TEXTBOOK!

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Handbook of Bird Biology (textbook for the Lab's Home Study Course in Bird Biology) was named the WorldTwitch 2004 Best Ornithology Book.